Diabetics at Higher Risk of Tuberculosis Infection

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People with diabetes have a three to five times higher risk of contracting tuberculosis (TB) than non-diabetics, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

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"This research confirms results from several other studies showing an increased risk of TB in people with diabetes and means that it is important that clinicians actively seek to diagnose diabetes in people with TB, and vice versa," said Knut Lonnroth, M.D., Ph.D., medical officer in the Stop TB Department at the World Health Organization.

Full article: Diabetics at Higher Risk of Tuberculosis Infection
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1. Diabetics are at higher risk

For infections, period.