Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis in young adult patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus in India

Conclusions Patients with type-1-diabetes mellitus in India have high prevalence of PTB. They need to be actively screened for PTB by sputum M.tb culture in order to initiate early treatment and to prevent transmission in the community.
Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research