High rates of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus among patients with active tuberculosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

High rates of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus among patients with active tuberculosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) have negative synergistic impact on each other. Global guidelines recommend collaborative efforts to address this synergy, but implementation has been slow. Part of the reason is lack of adequate evidence on the operational feasibility of exis...

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Main Authors: Degu Jerene, Chaltu Muleta, Abdurezak Ahmed, Getahun Tarekegn, Tewodros Haile, Ahmed Bedru, Agnes Gebhard, Fraser Wares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
Subjects:
Diabetes mellitus
Risk scoring
Tuberculosis
Early detection
Mortality
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579422000110

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