The Influence of Diabetes, Glycemic Control, and Diabetes-Related Comorbidities on Pulmonary Tuberculosis

To assess the influence of diabetes mellitus (DM), glycemic control, and diabetes-related comorbidities on manifestations and outcome of treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Culture positive pulmonary TB patients notified to health authorities in three hospitals in Taiwan from 2005-2010 were in...

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Published in:	PLOS ONE Vol. 10; no. 3; p. e0121698
Main Authors:	Chiang, Chen Yuan, Bai, Kuan Jen, Lin, Hsien Ho, Chien, Shun Tien, Lee, Jen Jyh, Enarson, Donald A., Lee, Ting-I, Yu, Ming-Chih
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science (PLoS) 30.03.2015 Public Library of Science
Subjects:	Adult Aged Analysis Antibiotics Antitubercular Agents Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use Comorbidity Cough Diabetes Diabetes Complications Diabetes Complications - blood Diabetes Complications - epidemiology Diabetes Complications - therapy Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus - blood Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology Diabetes Mellitus - therapy Diabetics Drug resistance Epidemiology Fatalities Female Glucose Glycated Hemoglobin Glycated Hemoglobin A - metabolism Health aspects Health risks Hemoglobin Hemoglobins Hemoptysis Hospitals Humans Hyperglycemia Internal medicine Isoniazid Lung diseases Male Medicine Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Patients Preventive medicine Pulmonary tuberculosis Q R Research Article Rifampin Science Smear Smoking Taiwan Taiwan - epidemiology Treatment Outcome Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - complications Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - drug therapy Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology France Taiwan
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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