Latent tuberculosis infection among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Background Although there is well-proved association between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and active tuberculosis, factors involved in the association between T2DM and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) are scarcely known. Aim The aim of this study was to study the prevalence and risk factors o...

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Main Authors: Mohammed A Agha, Maha Yousif, Walid Shehab-Eldin, Nesreen G El-Helbawy, Rasha G Moustafa, Eman M Sweed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2020;volume=69;issue=2;spage=277;epage=283;aulast=Agha