Diabetes ups TB risk in children and adolescents
Submitted by Bobby Ramakant (bobby) about 7 months ago
Nearly one in three children and adolescents with "insulin-dependent" type 1 diabetes have a positive skin test for tuberculosis (TB) and are at risk of developing active TB and spreading the infection to others, according to the results of a study conducted in a TB-endemic area. It is unclear whether poor blood sugar control predisposes people with diabetes to developing TB disease following infection, or whether the poor blood sugar control is a consequence of TB disease, the study team notes in the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases. Read source article...
Keywords: children diabetes drug resistance research study TB tuberculosis
South Africa
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