Higher risk of developing active TB among adult diabetics exposed to TB during childhood: A study from Kerala, India

Higher risk of developing active TB among adult diabetics exposed to TB during childhood: A study from Kerala, India

Introduction: Factors associated with tuberculosis (TB) in Kerala, the southern Indian state that notifies approximately 33 microbiologically confirmed new cases per 100,000 population every year for the past two decades, are still unclear. We did a community-based case–control study in Kollam distr...

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Main Authors: Shibu Balakrishnan, P S Rakesh, Krishnaveni Viswanathan, Vincy Nelson, Sony Simon, Sreenivas A Nair, Manu E Mathew, M Sunilkumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
Diabetes
risk factors
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=2;spage=695;epage=700;aulast=Balakrishnan

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