Glucose Metabolism Disorder Is Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Individuals with Respiratory Symptoms from Brazil.

Glucose Metabolism Disorder Is Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Individuals with Respiratory Symptoms from Brazil.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) has been associated with increased risk for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in endemic settings but it is unknown whether PTB risk is also increased by pre-DM. Here, we prospectively examined the association between glucose metabolism disorder (GMD) and PTB in patients with respi...

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Main Authors: Jilson L Almeida-Junior, Leonardo Gil-Santana, Carolina A M Oliveira, Simone Castro, Aparecida S Cafezeiro, Carla Daltro, Eduardo M Netto, Hardy Kornfeld, Bruno B Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4831681?pdf=render

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