Active screening of patients with diabetes mellitus for pulmonary tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka.
End TB strategy by the WHO suggest active screening of high-risk populations for tuberculosis (TB) to improve case detection. Present study generates evidence for the effectiveness of screening patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) for Pulmonary TB (PTB). A study was conducted among 4548 systematical...
Main Authors: | Sumudu Hewage, Noel Somasundaram, Vithiya Ratnasamy, Ishara Ranathunga, Amitha Fernando, Indika Perera, Udara Perera, Dhammika Vidanagama, Mizaya Cader, Poorna Fernando, Nirupa Pallewatte, Lakmal Rathnayaka, Dushani Jayawardhana, Manjula Danansuriya, Nalika Gunawardena |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249787 |
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