Risk of Death From Pulmonary Tuberculosis Attributable to Diabetes Mellitus in Brazil: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Health Surveillance Data
DM substantially increases the fatality rate among patients with PT in Brazil, particularly in specific subgroups that may benefit from targeted clinical and public health interventions.
Authors
- Cor Jésus Fernandes Fontes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2756-0588)
- Elisabeth Carmen Duarte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9148-5063)
- Maria E Nadaf
Institutions
- Universidade de Brasília (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (BR)
- Centro Universitário Unirondon (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.103262
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00