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 …

Although tuberculosis (TB) is a curable disease, it remains the foremost cause of death from
a single pathogen. Globally, approximately 1.6 million people died of TB in 2017. Many …

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest human diseases and is one of the major causes of
mortality and morbidity across the Globe. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causal …

Patients with type-2 diabetes (T2D) are more likely to develop severe respiratory tract
infections. Such susceptibility has gained increasing attention since the global spread of …

Background Previous studies reported an association of diabetes mellitus (DM) with TB
susceptibility. Many studies were retrospective, had weak diagnostic criteria for DM, and did …

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

There is growing interest in the re-emerging interaction between type 2 diabetes (DM) and
TB, but the underlying biologic mechanisms are poorly understood despite their possible …

Tuberculosis and diabetes: current state and future perspectives Tuberculosis and diabetes:
current state and future perspectives Trop Med Int Health. 2016 Jun;21(6):694-702. doi …

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 …

Tuberculosis (TB) remains as the first cause of death among infectious diseases worldwide.
Global incidence of tuberculosis is in part coincident with incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) …