Tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus: Relating immune impact of co-morbidity with challenges in disease management in high burden countries

Tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus: Relating immune impact of co-morbidity with challenges in disease management in high burden countries

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is the causative agent of TB. TB incidence is high in many low resource settings where limited health systems make it difficult for screening of co-morbid conditions. Susceptibility to TB is increased with coincident diabetes mellitus (DM) or prediabetes. DM leads to...

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Main Authors: Uzair Abbas, Kiran Iqbal Masood, Aalia Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Nausheen Saifullah, Bushra Jamil, Zahra Hasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Diabetes
Prediabetes
Immunity
TB management
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579422000481

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