Tuberculosis and diabetes: current state and future perspectives

Damiano Pizzol; Francesco Di Gennaro; Kajal D Chhaganlal; Claudia Fabrizio; Laura Monno; Giovanni Putoto; Annalisa Saracino

doi:10.1111/tmi.12704

Tuberculosis and diabetes: current state and future perspectives

Trop Med Int Health. 2016 Jun;21(6):694-702. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12704. Epub 2016 May 18.

Authors

Damiano Pizzol¹, Francesco Di Gennaro², Kajal D Chhaganlal³, Claudia Fabrizio², Laura Monno², Giovanni Putoto⁴, Annalisa Saracino²

Affiliations

¹ Research Section, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Beira, Mozambique.
² Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
³ Center for Research in Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Mozambique, Beira, Mozambique.
⁴ Research Section, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Padova, Italy.

PMID: 27102229
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12704

Abstract

This review outlines the association between tuberculosis and diabetes, focusing on epidemiology, physiopathology, clinical aspects, diagnosis and treatment, and evaluates future perspectives, with particular attention to developing countries.

Keywords: Africa; Afrique; Salud Global; Santé Mondiale; Tuberculosis; developing countries; diabetes; diabète; enfermedades no transmisibles; global health; maladies non transmissibles; non-communicable diseases; pays en voie de développement; países en vías de desarrollo; tuberculose; tuberculosis; África.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Developing Countries*
Diabetes Complications
Diabetes Mellitus* / epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus* / therapy
Humans
Tuberculosis* / complications
Tuberculosis* / epidemiology
Tuberculosis* / therapy