Association between Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Type 2Diabetes in Sudanese Patients

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major source of morbidity andmortality throughout the world.[1,2] One-third of the world’spopulation is estimated to be infected with Mycobacteriumtuberculosis (MTB), whereby approximately 9 millionpeople develop the disease each year, and almost 2 millionof populations die annually as a result of TB.[3] Accordingto the World Health Organization, there are over 347 millionpeople in the world suffering from diabetes mellitus (DM).[4]Projections indicate that by 2030 DM will become the seventhleading cause of death worldwide, and type 2 DM (T2DM) willbe responsible for 90% of DM cases.[5] Persons with diabeteshave a significantly increased risk of active TB, which is twoto three times higher than in persons without diabetes.