The role of diabetes co-morbidity for tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a prospective cohort study from Mwanza, Tanzania

Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen; Nyagosya Range; George PrayGod; Jeremiah Kidola; Maria Faurholt-Jepsen; Martine Grosos Aabye; John Changalucha; Dirk Lund Christensen; Torben Martinussen; Henrik Bygum Krarup; Daniel Rinse Witte; Åse Bengård Andersen; Henrik Friis

doi:10.1186/1471-2334-12-165

The role of diabetes co-morbidity for tuberculosis treatment outcomes

Authors:

Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel ;
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0000-0001-8561-0155
Paediatric Nutrition and International Nutrition, Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Life Sciences, Københavns Universitet
Range, Nyagosya ;
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Muhimbili Medical Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, Dar Es Salaam
PrayGod, George ;
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Mwanza Research Centre, National Institute of Medical Research, Tanzania.
Kidola, Jeremiah ;
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Mwanza Research Centre, National Institute of Medical Research, Tanzania.
Faurholt-Jepsen, Maria ;
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Paediatric Nutrition and International Nutrition, Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Life Sciences, Københavns Universitet
Aabye, Martine Grosos ;
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Hvidovre Hospital
Changalucha, John ;
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Mwanza Research Centre, National Institute of Medical Research, Tanzania.
Christensen, Dirk Lund ;
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Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Københavns Universitet
Martinussen, Torben ;
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Biostatistics and Mathematics, Department of Basic Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Life Sciences, Københavns Universitet
Krarup, Henrik Bygum ;
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Institut for Klinisk Medicin - FBE Klinisk Biokemisk Syd, Aalborg Sygehus
Witte, Daniel Rinse ;
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Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte
Andersen, Åse Bengård ;
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Department of Infectious Diseases, Odense University Hospital
Friis, Henrik
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Paediatric Nutrition and International Nutrition, Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Life Sciences, Københavns Universitet

Subtitle:

a prospective cohort study from Mwanza, Tanzania

DOI:

10.1186/1471-2334-12-165

Abstract:

Due to the association between diabetes and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), diabetes may threaten the control of TB. In a prospective cohort study nested in a nutrition trial, we investigated the role of diabetes on changes in anthropometry, grip strength, and clinical parameters over a five months follow-up period.

Type:

Journal article

Language:

English

Published in:

B M C Infectious Diseases, 2012, Vol 12, Issue 165, p. 1-8

Keywords:

Adult; Body Mass Index; Cohort Studies; Diabetes Complications; Female; Hemoglobins; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Tanzania; Treatment Outcome; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Main Research Area:

Science/technology

Publication Status:

Published

Review type:

Peer Review

Submission year:

2012

Scientific Level:

Scientific

ID:

232022126

The role of diabetes co-morbidity for tuberculosis treatment outcomes

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