Subjects With Diabetes Mellitus Are at Increased Risk for Developing Tuberculosis: A Cohort Study in an Inner-City District of Barcelona (Spain)

• Main Authors: Violeta Antonio-Arques (Author), Josep Franch-Nadal (Author), Antonio Moreno-Martinez (Author), Jordi Real (Author), Àngels Orcau (Author), Didac Mauricio (Author), Manel Mata-Cases (Author), Josep Julve (Author), Elena Navas Mendez (Author), Rai Puig Treserra (Author), Joan Barrot de la Puente (Author), Joan Pau Millet (Author), Jose Luis Del Val García (Author), Bogdan Vlacho (Author), Joan A. Caylà (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundTuberculosis is the leading cause of mortality from lung infectious disease worldwide in recent years, and its incidence has re-emerged in large cities in low-incidence countries due to migration and socioeconomic deprivation causes. Diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis are syndemic diseases...