Diabetes Mellitus and Treatment Outcomes among Patients of Tuberculosis: A Review

Priyanka  Hemrajani; Jugal Kishore

Priyanka Hemrajani Assistant Professor, Dermatology, ESIC-PGIMSR, Basaidarapur, New Delhi, India
Jugal Kishore Director Professor, Community Medicine, VMMC & SJH, New Delhi, India

Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, DOTS

Abstract

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasing in India which
could be a threat to the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme.
This review aims to find the association of diabetes with treatment
outcomes among patients with tuberculosis (TB). Scrutiny of various
online search engines provided many research articles that were
assessed in detail. Out of hundreds of articles, 9 studies indicated that
the prevalence of DM varied from 5% to 66% and was associated with
delay in recovery of patients suffering from TB and higher mortality.
Early detection of DM among TB patients and TB among DM patients
is a beneficial strategy.

How to cite this article:
Hemrajani P, Kishore J. Diabetes Mellitus
and Treatment Outcomes among Patients of
Tuberculosis: A Review. Epidem Int. 2024;9(3):18-
21.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2455.7048.202410

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