Is resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus? A register review in Beijing, China

• Main Authors: Fengling Mi (Author), Guanglu Jiang (Author), Jian Du (Author), Liang Li (Author), Wentao Yue (Author), Anthony D. Harries (Author), Sven Gudmund Hinderaker (Author), Yan Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: China has a high burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM). Objective: The objectives of this study were to determine the following in patients with culture-confirmed TB: 1) demographic characteristics and disease patterns in relation to the presence or absenc...