Publications by authors named "Shuichi J Suzuki"
PLOS Glob Public Health
November 2021
Article Synopsis
- - Diabetes and undernutrition are significant risk factors for tuberculosis (TB), with 58% of participants in a study having at least one comorbidity, including diabetes (22.5%), undernutrition (23.4%), hypertension (19.0%), and anaemia (13.5%).
- - The study involved 900 participants starting anti-TB treatment, where 54.8% of those with diabetes and 54.9% with hypertension had previously undiagnosed conditions, and poorly controlled diabetes was common among those already on medication.
- - MDR-TB treatment increased the odds of diabetes but decreased the odds of hypertension, indicating the need for TB treatment programs to address and manage comorbid conditions that could negatively
