Abstract
Diabetes predisposes patients to bacterial infections. Although diabetes confers susceptibility to tuberculosis, the association between nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections and diabetes remains unknown. A retrospective chart analysis of patients in northern Australia during a 20-year period with soft tissue NTM infections revealed that patients with diabetes were three times overrepresented in comparison to the general population (odds ratio = 3.13). There was a statistically significant association between NTM infections and diabetes in this patient cohort (P = 0.0082).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 528-530 |
| Journal | American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 5 Jul 2016 |
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| Publication status | Published - 7 Sept 2016 |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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