Screening for Diabetes Mellitus among Tuberculosis Patients: Findings from a Study at a Tertiary Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.

Sombo FwoloshiLottie M HachaambwaKaseya O ChiyeñuLameck ChirwaThijs W Hoffman Owen NgalamikaSarah Lou Bailey

Published in: The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale (2018)

The prevalence of DM among individuals with smear positive TB in our study population was similar to that of the general population in Zambia.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
end stage renal disease
pulmonary tuberculosis
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
risk factors
prognostic factors
adipose tissue
glycemic control
human immunodeficiency virus
patient reported