Metformin use is associated with a low risk of tuberculosis among newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus patients with normal renal function: A nationwide cohort study with validated diagnostic criteria.

Human studies on the use of metformin as host-directed therapy (HDT) for tuberculosis (TB) are rare. We performed a nationwide cohort study to evaluate the effect of metformin on mitigating the risk of active TB among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Among newly diagnosed DM patients identified...

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Main Authors: Ming-Chia Lee, Chen-Yuan Chiang, Chih-Hsin Lee, Cheng-Maw Ho, Chia-Hao Chang, Jann-Yuan Wang, Shih-Ming Chen
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Colecção:PLoS ONE
Acesso em linha:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6193668?pdf=render
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