Interaction of nutritional status and diabetes on active and latent tuberculosis: a cross-sectional analysis

Interaction of nutritional status and diabetes on active and latent tuberculosis: a cross-sectional analysis

Abstract Background Malnutrition and diabetes are risk factors for active tuberculosis (TB), possible risk factors for latent TB infection (LTBI), and may interact to alter their effect on these outcomes. Studies to date have not investigated this interaction. Methods We enrolled 919 newly diagnosed...

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Main Authors: Rachel W. Kubiak, Sonali Sarkar, C. Robert Horsburgh, Gautam Roy, Mario Kratz, Ayiraveetil Reshma, Selby Knudsen, Padmini Salgame, Jerrold J. Ellner, Paul K. Drain, Natasha S. Hochberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Body mass index
Cross-sectional analysis
Diabetes mellitus
Latent tuberculosis
Prevalence
Tuberculosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4244-4

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