The Effect of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on the Presentation and Treatment Response of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Alisjahbana, Bachti; Sahiratmadja, Edhyana; Juwita Nelwan, Erni; M. Purwa, A.; Ahmad, Yasir; H. M. Ottenhoff, Tom; H. H. Nelwan, Ronald; Parwati, Ida; W. M. v. d. Meer, J.; van Crevel, Reinout

doi:10.1086/519841

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The Effect of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on the Presentation and Treatment Response of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Jul 25, 2007

Authors:

Bachti Alisjahbana

Edhyana Sahiratmadja

Erni Juwita Nelwan

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a known risk factor for tuberculosis (TB), and with the increasing prevalence of type 2 DM in less developed regions, many patients with TB will have concomitant DM. Presently, little is known about the effect of DM on the clinical presentation and treatment out...

Subject

Medicine

Tuberculosis

Sputum

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