The association between tuberculosis and the development of insulin resistance in adults with pulmonary tuberculosis in the Western sub-district of the Cape Metropole region, South Africa: a combined cross-sectional, cohort study

BACKGROUND: The existence of a bi-directional relationship between tuberculosis (TB) and insulin resistance (IR)/diabetes has been alluded to in literature. Although diabetes has been linked to increased tuberculosis risk, the relationship between tuberculosis as a causative factor for IR remains un...

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Autores principales: Philips, Lauren, Visser, Janicke, Nel, Daan, Blaauw, Renée
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5556352/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28810840
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2657-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5556352/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28810840
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2657-5

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