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TB-diabetes co-morbidity in Ghana: The importance of Mycobacterium africanum infection
BACKGROUND: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a known risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) but little is known on TB-Diabetes Mellitus (TBDM) co-morbidity in Sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: Consecutive TB cases registered at a tertiary facility in Ghana were recruited from September 2012 to April 2016 and screene...
Autores principales: | Asante-Poku, Adwoa, Asare, Prince, Baddoo, Nyonuku Akosua, Forson, Audrey, Klevor, Pius, Otchere, Isaac Darko, Aboagye, Sammy Yaw, Osei-Wusu, Stephen, Danso, Emelia Konadu, Koram, Kwadwo, Gagneux, Sebastien, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6366779/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30730937 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211822 |
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