Diabetes-related tuberculosis in the Middle East: an urgent need for regional research

Objectives: Diabetes mellitus (DM) triples the risk of tuberculosis (TB) disease, complicates TB treatment, and increases the risk of a poor TB outcome. As DM prevalence is increasing across the Middle East, this review was performed to identify regional gaps in knowledge and research priorities for...

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Main Authors: Yosra M. Alkabab, Hail M. Al-Abdely, Scott K. Heysell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215002209