Diabetes is a strong predictor of mortality during tuberculosis treatment: a prospective cohort study among tuberculosis patients from Mwanza, Tanzania

Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen; Nyagosya Range; George PrayGod; Kidola Jeremiah; Maria Faurholt-Jepsen; Martine G Aabye; John Changalucha; Dirk L Christensen; Harleen M S Grewal; Torben Martinussen; Henrik Krarup; Daniel R Witte; Aase B Andersen; Henrik Friis

doi:10.1111/tmi.12120

Diabetes is a strong predictor of mortality during tuberculosis treatment: a prospective cohort study among tuberculosis patients from Mwanza, Tanzania

Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen, Nyagosya Range, George PrayGod, Kidola Jeremiah, Maria Faurholt-Jepsen, Martine G Aabye, John Changalucha, Dirk L Christensen, Harleen M S Grewal, Torben Martinussen, Henrik Krarup, Daniel R Witte, Aase B Andersen, Henrik Friis

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Abstract

Strong evidence suggests diabetes may be associated with tuberculosis (TB) and could influence TB treatment outcomes. We assessed the role of diabetes on sputum culture conversion and mortality among patients undergoing TB treatment.

Original language	English
Journal	Tropical Medicine & International Health
Volume	18
Issue number	7
Pages (from-to)	822-9
Number of pages	8
ISSN	1360-2276
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12120
Publication status	Published - Jul 2013

Keywords

Blood Glucose
Diabetes Complications
Female
HIV Infections
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Orosomucoid
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Tanzania
Treatment Outcome
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Young Adult

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Faurholt-Jepsen, D., Range, N., PrayGod, G., Jeremiah, K., Faurholt-Jepsen, M., Aabye, M. G., Changalucha, J., Christensen, D. L., Grewal, H. M. S., Martinussen, T., Krarup, H., Witte, D. R., Andersen, A. B., & Friis, H. (2013). Diabetes is a strong predictor of mortality during tuberculosis treatment: a prospective cohort study among tuberculosis patients from Mwanza, Tanzania. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 18(7), 822-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12120

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Diabetes is a strong predictor of mortality during tuberculosis treatment: a prospective cohort study among tuberculosis patients from Mwanza, Tanzania. / Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel; Range, Nyagosya; PrayGod, George et al.
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Diabetes is a strong predictor of mortality during tuberculosis treatment: a prospective cohort study among tuberculosis patients from Mwanza, Tanzania

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