The worldwide increase in the prevalence of diabetes has been most notable in TB-endemic
countries and has led to the re-emerging importance of the association between these two …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major risk factor for the development of active pulmonary
tuberculosis (TB), with development of DM pandemic in countries where TB is also endemic …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the etiological agent of tuberculosis (TB), is an extremely
successful pathogen that adapts to survive within the host. During the latency phase of …

The spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection within Africa led to marked
increases in numbers of cases of tuberculosis (TB), and although the epidemic peaked in …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus confers a threefold increased risk for tuberculosis, but the
underlying immunological mechanisms are still largely unknown. Possible mediators of this …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is the causative agent of TB. TB incidence is high in
many low resource settings where limited health systems make it difficult for screening of co …

IL-22 has emerged as a crucial cytokine mediating protective response against pathogens
and tissue regeneration. Dysregulated production of IL-22 has been shown to play a pivotal …

Due to the increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) globally, the interaction between
DM and major global diseases like tuberculosis (TB) is of great public health significance …

Approximately 10% of individuals latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)
develop active tuberculosis (TB) during their lifetime. Although it is well recognized that T …

Background and Aims Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) confers a higher risk for active
tuberculosis (TB). However, information on associated risk factors for latent tuberculosis …