Global prevalence of diabetes mellitus in patients with tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an important risk factor for active tuberculosis (TB), which also adversely affect TB treatment outcomes. The escalating global DM epidemic is fuelling the burden of TB and should therefore be a major target in the strategy for ending TB. This review aims to estimate the global prevalence of DM in patients with TB.

Methods and analysis

This systematic review will include cross-sectional, case-control or cohort studies of populations including patients diagnosed with TB that have reported the prevalence of DM using one of the fourth standard recommendations for screening and diagnosis. This protocol is written in accordance with recommendations from the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols 2015 stat

SUBMITTER: Tankeu AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5734253 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature