Diagnostic accuracy of two confirmatory tests for diabetes mellitus in adult Ugandans with recently diagnosed tuberculosis.

Davis KibirigeStella Zawedde-MuyanjaIrene Andia-BiraroRonald OlumSusan AdakunChristine Sekaggya-WiltshireIvan Kimuli

Published in: Therapeutic advances in infectious disease (2023)

FBG may be better than laboratory-measured HbA1c in confirming DM in adult Ugandans with recently diagnosed TB. However, because of the small study sample size, larger studies evaluating the diagnostic utility of these diabetes screening tests in adult Ugandans with TB are needed to confirm these findings.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
glycemic control
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
childhood cancer
emergency department
metabolic syndrome
pulmonary tuberculosis
hiv aids
hepatitis c virus
weight loss
hiv infected
adverse drug
drug induced