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Tuberculosis and diabetes: bidirectional screening and management challenges in South Indian population

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Observational study evaluates bidirectional screening effectiveness in TB and diabetes, revealing critical gaps.

The study finds a high prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes in tuberculosis patients at 27.2%.
TB and diabetes co-infections show poorer treatment outcomes, with a success rate of 73.5% compared to 85.7%.
Implementing bidirectional screening faced systemic barriers, including kit shortages (52%) and protocol inconsistencies (44%).
Age over 45 and having pulmonary TB significantly doubles the risk of diabetes, emphasizing the need for integrated management.

Piruthivirajan et al. (2025) studied this question.

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