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Molecular clustering of patients with diabetes and pulmonary tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Blanco-Guillot Francles, Delgado-Sánchez Guadalupe, Mongua-Rodríguez Norma, Cruz-Hervert Pablo, Ferreyra-Reyes Leticia, Ferreira-Guerrero Elizabeth, Yanes-Lane Mercedes, Montero-Campos Rogelio, Bobadilla-Del-Valle Miriam, Torres-González Pedro, Ponce-de-León Alfredo, Sifuentes-Osornio José, Garcia-Garcia Lourdes
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INTRODUCTION: Many studies have explored the relationship between diabetes mellitus (DM) and tuberculosis (TB) demonstrating increased risk of TB among patients with DM and poor prognosis of patients suffering from the association of DM/TB. Owing to a paucity of studies addressing this question, it remains unclear whether patients with DM and TB are more likely than TB patients without DM to be grouped into...
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