Active screening of patients with diabetes mellitus for pulmonary tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka.

Active screening of patients with diabetes mellitus for pulmonary tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka.

End TB strategy by the WHO suggest active screening of high-risk populations for tuberculosis (TB) to improve case detection. Present study generates evidence for the effectiveness of screening patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) for Pulmonary TB (PTB). A study was conducted among 4548 systematical...

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Main Authors: Sumudu Hewage, Noel Somasundaram, Vithiya Ratnasamy, Ishara Ranathunga, Amitha Fernando, Indika Perera, Udara Perera, Dhammika Vidanagama, Mizaya Cader, Poorna Fernando, Nirupa Pallewatte, Lakmal Rathnayaka, Dushani Jayawardhana, Manjula Danansuriya, Nalika Gunawardena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249787

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