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Diabetes mellitus: an important risk factor for reactivation of tuberculosis
Diabetes mellitus was identified as a risk factor for developing tuberculosis (TB) infection, and relapse after therapy. The risk of acquiring TB is described as comparable to that of HIV population. The fact that diabetics are 3× times more prone to develop pulmonary TB than nondiabetics cannot be...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Bioscientifica Ltd
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4967108/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27482384 http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-16-0035 |