Metformin as a potential protective therapy against tuberculosis in patients with diabetes mellitus: A retrospective cohort study in a single teaching hospital

Abstract Aims/Introduction The convergence of tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) is a new challenge in Asia as a result of the rising prevalence of diabetes mellitus with higher TB infection rates, and also because diabetes mellitus itself enhances TB disease activity and consequently the...

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Main Authors: Chia‐Po Fu, Chia‐Lin Lee, Yu‐Hsuan Li, Shih‐Yi Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Diabetes Investigation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.13523