Clinical and epidemiological aspects of cases of tuberculosis associated with diabetes in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study compares the clinical and epidemiological features of patients with TB, with and without DM. METHODS New cases of active pulmonary TB that occurred in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil between 2008 and 2010 were included. DM was diagnosed by based on diagnostic criteria e...

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Main Authors: Sâmia Barreto Leal, Gleide Santos de Araújo, Joilda Silva Nery, Carlos Antonio de Souza Teles Santos, Maeli Gomes de Oliveira, Mauricio Lima Barreto, Susan Martins Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822017002300408&lng=en&tlng=en