Tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus: convergence of two epidemics

KE Dooley, RE Chaisson - The Lancet infectious diseases, 2009 - thelancet.com
The link between diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis has been recognised for centuries. In
recent decades, tuberculosis incidence has declined in high-income countries, but …

Diabetes and tuberculosis

BI Restrepo - Understanding the host immune response against …, 2018 - Springer
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 …

Implications of the global increase of diabetes for tuberculosis control and patient care

R Ruslami, RE Aarnoutse, B Alisjahbana… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To review the current knowledge about tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes,
assessing the implication of the global increase of diabetes for TB control and patient care …

Diabetes and the risk of tuberculosis: a neglected threat to public health?

CR Stevenson, JA Critchley, NG Forouhi… - Chronic …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global public health problem. In the past, a
relationship between TB and diabetes mellitus (DM) was recognized, and its importance …

Impact of diabetes on the natural history of tuberculosis

BI Restrepo, LS Schlesinger - Diabetes research and clinical practice, 2014 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis (TB) is the number one bacterial killer worldwide and the current increase in
type 2 diabetes mellitus patients (DM), particularly in countries where TB is also endemic …

Infections in diabetes mellitus and hyperglycemia

S Gupta, J Koirala, R Khardori, N Khardori - Infectious disease clinics of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Infections in diabetes mellitus are relatively more common and serious. Diabetic patients run
the risk of acute metabolic decompensation during infections, and conversely patients with …

Type 2 diabetes and tuberculosis in a dynamic bi-national border population

BI Restrepo, SP Fisher-Hoch, JG Crespo… - Epidemiology & …, 2007 - cambridge.org
The epidemic of type 2 diabetes in the United States prompted us to explore the association
between diabetes and tuberculosis (TB) on the South Texas–Mexico border, in a large …

Pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with diabetes mellitus

F Bacakoğlu, ÖK Başoğlu, G Çok, A Sayıner, M Ateş - Respiration, 2001 - karger.com
Background: Diabetes mellitus has been reported to modify the presenting features of
pulmonary tuberculosis, but there are varying data, particularly regarding the association …

Impact of type 2 diabetes on manifestations and treatment outcome of pulmonary tuberculosis

CS Wang, CJ Yang, HC Chen, SH Chuang… - Epidemiology & …, 2009 - cambridge.org
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a known risk factor for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). This study
aimed to determine if type 2 DM alters manifestations and treatment outcome of PTB …

Convergence of the tuberculosis and diabetes epidemics: renewal of old acquaintances

BI Restrepo - Clinical infectious diseases, 2007 - academic.oup.com
The current pandemic of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is accelerating [1, 2] in a world where
approximately one-third of the population is latently infected with Mycobacterium …