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Diabetes Mellitus Increases the Risk of Active Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review of 13 Observational Studies

PLoS Medicine · 2008 · Vol. 5(7) · pp. e152–e152
Christie Y. JeonMegan Murray

Abstract

DM was associated with an increased risk of TB regardless of study design and population. People with DM may be important targets for interventions such as active case finding and treatment of latent TB and efforts to diagnose, detect, and treat DM may have a beneficial impact on TB control.

Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatmentInfectious Diseases and TuberculosisObservational studyMedicineMeta-analysisTuberculosisOdds ratioCohort studyPopulationSystematic reviewDiabetes mellitusSubgroup analysis

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2HumansRisk FactorsTuberculosisDiabetes Complications
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