Protective effect of metformin against tuberculosis infections in diabetic patients: an observational study of south Indian tertiary healthcare facility.

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2017 May-Jun Observational studies S Marupuru, P Senapati, S Pathadka… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil 13

Full Author : ['Marupuru, Srujitha', 'Senapati, Padmanav', 'Pathadka, Swathi', 'Miraj, Sonal Sekhar', 'Unnikrishnan, Mazhuvancherry Kesavan', 'Manu, Mohan K']
Journal Title : The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
Chapter : Section15, Section2, Section4
Journal Year : 2017
Cited by : 91

BACKGROUND: World Health Organization estimated that people with diabetes (DM) are at 2-3 times higher risk for tuberculosis (TB). Studies have shown that DM not only increases the risk of active TB, but also puts co-affected persons at increased risk of ..... Read More

Keywords : ['south indian tertiary healthcare facility', 'tuberculosis infection', 'protective effect', 'observational study', 'diabetic patient', 'metformin']
PubMed Link : https://www.scielo.br/j/bjid/a/FGyT7qvgBwTSh37HPvdf8HB/?lang=en
Google Scholar Link : https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=6945392151829230988&as_sdt=2005&sciodt=0,5&hl=en&num=20

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Protective effect of metformin against tuberculosis infections in diabetic patients: an observational study of south Indian tertiary healthcare facility.