Tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus in the Republic of Kiribati: a case-control study
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Viney, K.; Cavanaugh, J.; Kienene, T.; Harley, D.; Kelly, P. M.; Sleigh, Adrian; O'Connor, J.; Mase, S.
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OBJECTIVES To better inform local management of TB-diabetes collaborative activities, we aimed to determine the prevalence of diabetes among persons with and without TB and to determine the association between TB and diabetes in Kiribati, a Pacific Island nation. METHODS We compared consecutively enrolled TB cases to a group of randomly selected community controls without evidence of TB. Diabetes was diagnosed by HbA1c, and clinical and demographic data were collected. A tuberculin skin test...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2015-02-26 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/14415 |
Source: | Tropical Medicine and International Health |
DOI: | 10.1111/tmi.12462 |
Access Rights: | Open Access |
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Viney et al Tuberculosis and Diabetes Mellitus 2015.pdf | Author/s Accepted Manuscript (AAM) / Post-print | 249.82 kB | Adobe PDF |
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