Association between diabetes and tuberculosis: case-control study

• Main Authors: Susan Martins Pereira (Author), Gleide Santos de Araújo (Author), Carlos Antônio de Souza Teles Santos (Author), Maeli Gomes de Oliveira (Author), Maurício Lima Barreto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To test the association between diabetes and tuberculosis. METHODS It is a case-control study, matched by age and sex. We included 323 new cases of tuberculosis with positive results for bacilloscopy. The controls were 323 respiratory symptomatic patients with negative bacilloscop...