Diabetes: A contributor to tuberculosis in tropical Australia

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Title:	Diabetes: A contributor to tuberculosis in tropical Australia
Contributor(s):	Bridson, Tahnee (author); Matthiesson, Anthony (author); Owens, Leigh (author); Govan, Brenda (author); Norton, Robert (author); Ketheesan, Natkunam (author)
Publication Date:	2015
DOI:	10.4269/ajtmh.15-0264
Handle Link:	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/59041
Abstract:	In countries with a high-burden of tuberculosis (TB), it has been well established that there is an increased incidence of TB among patients with diabetes. However, in countries with a low burden of TB there are conflicting reports. This study aimed to determine if diabetes was associated with TB in patients admitted to a teaching hospital in tropical Australia. A 20-year retrospective study found patients with comorbid diabetes were seven times overrepresented in the TB patient population when compared with the general population. This study demonstrates a strong association between TB and diabetes regardless of TB endemicity.
Publication Type:	Journal Article
Source of Publication:	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 93(3), p. 547-548
Publisher:	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Place of Publication:	United States of America
ISSN:	1476-1645 0002-9637
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020:	3202 Infectious diseases
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020:	tbd
Peer Reviewed:	Yes
HERDC Category Description:	C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Appears in Collections:	Journal Article School of Rural Medicine

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