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Tuberculosis screening among patients with diabetes mellitus: Is it necessary, and how should it be done? ——A survey of endocrinologists in Hunan Province, China
2020-10-22
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<title>Abstract</title> <p>BackgroundDiabetes mellitus(DM) is known to increase the risk of tuberculosis(TB) and contribute to adverse outcomes. WHO highlighted the necessity of bidirectional screening for the two diseases. However, the limited literature suggests that endocrinologists don't seem to be actively screen TB among DM patients.MethodsStratified sampling was used to select 43 general public hospitals(G...
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- fa66777e-4058-583a-89dd-2bb8398210d3
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-92810/v1
