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Abstract

The co-morbid diabetic-tuberculosis (DM-TB) patients are often encountered in the clinics. Both the diseases complicate each other at many levels. The idea of the current observational study is to find out the incidence of DM in newly diagnosed TB patients among a study group of 396 patients in Hindu non[1]tribal and Muslim, low to middle socio economic strata group. And also to review the literature and future strategies to combat such co–morbid conditions

Keywords : Diabetic-tuberculosis co-morbidity, DM-TB; Diabetes mellitus; Glycemic control; Risk factors for tuberculosis; Tuberculosis; Prevalence.

Corresponding Author : Bindiya K Pahuja, Medical Offi cer, Department of Pulmnary Medicine and Sleep Disorders, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, Ansari Nagar East, New Delhi, Delhi 110029, Inida. bindiyasync@gmail.com