Screening for pulmonary tuberculosis in high-risk groups of diabetic patients

Background: The double burden of diabetes mellitus (DM) and tuberculosis (TB) has attracted increasing attention, because DM not only increases the risk of active TB but also affects treatment outcomes. Screening for TB among diabetic patients has been recommended, but requires real-world evidence b...

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Main Authors: Ye Ji, Hengfu Cao, Qiao Liu, Zhongqi Li, Huan Song, Dian Xu, Dan Tian, Beibei Qiu, Jianming Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220300217