Mutual Impact of Diabetes Mellitus and Tuberculosis in China

Publication date: May 2017 Source:Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, Volume 30, Issue 5 Author(s): Jun CHENG, Hui ZHANG, Yan Lin ZHAO, Li Xia WANG, Ming Ting CHEN China has a double burden of diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis, and many studies have been carried out on the mutual impact of these two diseases. This paper systematically reviewed studies conducted in China covering the mutual impact of epidemics of diabetes and tuberculosis, the impact of diabetes on multi-drug resistant tuberculosis and on the tuberculosis clinical manifestation and treatment outcome, the yields of bi-directional screening, and economic evaluation for tuberculosis screening among diabetes patients.
Source: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences - Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: research