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Comparative studies evaluating macrophage activity of pulmonary tuberculosis patients with and without diabetes mellitus (tb-dm and non tb-dm)
2018
Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science
<p><strong>Background</strong>: Macrophages, as the first defense mechanism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, play the important role in pulmonary TB pathogenesis. The increasing prevalence of pulmonary TB is followed by the increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM). DM patients have 4,7 times higher risk to develop pulmonary TB compared to patients without DM, since DM can increase the frequency and severity of an infection, including pulmonary TB.</p><p><strong>Aim</strong>: To
doi:10.3329/bjms.v17i1.35290
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