Introduction The dual burden of tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) has become a
major global public health concern. There is mounting evidence from different countries on …

The escalating burden of diabetes is increasing the risk of contracting tuberculosis (TB) and
has a pervasive impact on TB treatment outcomes. Therefore, we conducted this systematic …

Objective To assess the yield of finding additional TB or diabetes mellitus (DM) cases
through systematic screening and to determine the effectiveness of preventive TB therapy in …

Tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are both important health issues. A
bidirectional association between them has been demonstrated by many researchers. The …

Background While diabetes mellitus (DM) is a known risk factor for tuberculosis, the
prevalence among TB patients in India is unknown. Routine screening of TB patients for DM …

Diabetes is one of the most common non-contagious diseases in the world. This disease is
the fourth or fifth cause of death in most developed countries. The relationship between …

Executive summary Diabetes triples the risk of developing tuberculosis (TB). Consequently,
rates of TB are higher in people with diabetes than in the general population, and diabetes …

Tuberculosis (TB) continues to infect an estimated one-third of the world's population, to
cause disease in 8.8 million people per year, and to kill 1.6 million of those afflicted. 1 The …

Objective This systematic review and meta-analysis was undertaken to estimate the
prevalence of tuberculosis in diabetic patients and to determine the effect of cigarette …

The WHO official global TB control policy advocates the DOTS strategy, which relies on
passive self-presentation for case detection. 1 Despite the successes of DOTS in controlling …