High Diabetes Prevalence among Tuberculosis Cases in Kerala, India

While diabetes mellitus (DM) is a known risk factor for tuberculosis, the prevalence among TB patients in India is unknown. Routine screening of TB patients for DM may be an opportunity for its early diagnosis and improved management and might improve TB treatment outcomes. We conducted a cross-sect...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one Jg. 7; H. 10; S. e46502
Hauptverfasser:	Balakrishnan, Shibu, Vijayan, Shibu, Nair, Sanjeev, Subramoniapillai, Jayasankar, Mrithyunjayan, Sunilkumar, Wilson, Nevin, Satyanarayana, Srinath, Dewan, Puneet K., Kumar, Ajay M. V., Karthickeyan, Durai, Willis, Matthew, Harries, Anthony D., Nair, Sreenivas Achuthan
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	United States Public Library of Science 15.10.2012 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Schlagworte:	Care and treatment Causes of Clinical outcomes Diabetes Diabetes mellitus Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology Diagnosis Female Five year plans Glucose Glycated Hemoglobin A - analysis Glycosylated hemoglobin Health risks Health services Hemoglobin Humans India - epidemiology Lung diseases Male Males Medical diagnosis Medicine Microscopy Middle Aged Operations research Patient outcomes Patients Prevalence Prevention Risk factors Screening Surveys Systematic review Tuberculosis Tuberculosis - complications Tuberculosis - epidemiology India Kerala India
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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