Diabetes is a risk factor for pulmonary tuberculosis: a case-control study from Mwanza, Tanzania.

Diabetes is a risk factor for pulmonary tuberculosis: a case-control study from Mwanza, Tanzania.

<h4>Background</h4>Diabetes and TB are associated, and diabetes is increasingly common in low-income countries where tuberculosis (TB) is highly endemic. However, the role of diabetes for TB has not been assessed in populations where HIV is prevalent.<h4>Methods</h4>A case-co...

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Main Authors: Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen, Nyagosya Range, George Praygod, Kidola Jeremiah, Maria Faurholt-Jepsen, Martine Grosos Aabye, John Changalucha, Dirk Lund Christensen, Christian Bressen Pipper, Henrik Krarup, Daniel Rinse Witte, Aase Bengaard Andersen, Henrik Friis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21912626/pdf/?tool=EBI

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