Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Pakistan

• Main Authors: Kamal Mustafa (Author), Fatima Jehangir (Author), Farees Kamal (Author), Tanzeel Rafique Qureshi (Author), Auqib Ghulam Shah (Author), Irfan Murtaza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: ziauddin University, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Individuals with diabetes are vulnerable to a weakened immune response, increasing the risk of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), particularly in low- to middle-income countries like Pakistan with prevalent poverty and unsanitary conditions. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of T2DM...