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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: 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
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2019
Subjects:
Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6366779/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30730937
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211822
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items