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Tuberculosis
Studies from Harvard University update current data on tuberculosis
September 2nd, 2008
" Several studies have suggested that diabetes mellitus ( DM) increases the risk of active tuberculosis (TB). The rising prevalence of DM in TB- endemic areas may adversely affect TB control," scientists writing in the journal Plos Medicine report. "We conducted a systematic review and a meta- analysis of observational studies assessing the association of DM and TB in order to summarize the existing evidence and to assess methodological quality of the studies. Methods and Findings We searched the PubMed and EMBASE databases to identify observational studies that had reported an age-adjusted quantitative estimate of the association between DM and active TB...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-09-02)
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