scholarly journals High Tobacco Use among Presumptive Tuberculosis Patients, South India: Time to Integrate Control of Two Epidemics

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 228-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunal Pradip Kanakia ◽  
Marie Gilbert Majella ◽  
Pruthu Thekkur ◽  
Gomathi Ramaswamy ◽  
Divya Nair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
South India ◽  
Tuberculosis Patients ◽  
Integrate Control

BIDIRECTIONAL SCREENING FOR TUBERCULOSIS AND DIABETES MELLITUS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN SOUTH INDIA

2021 ◽  
pp. 93-95
Author(s):  
Arun Babu.V ◽  
Deepak Kanna.K
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
South India ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Hiv Screening ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Tuberculosis Patients ◽  
Bidirectional Relationship

Screening for Tuberculosis in people with Diabetes and screening for Diabetes in people with Tuberculosis will allow earlier detection of co-morbidities, leading to better health outcomes. This study carried out in a tertiary care hospital in South India consisted of 500 Diabetic patients and 250 patients of Tuberculosis. In 250 Tuberculosis patients screened for DM, the overall prevalence of DM in TB patients was 24.8%,out of which 17.2 % already had Diabetes and 7.6% was the additional yield during screening. About 500 Diabetes cases screened for tuberculosis, 7.6% had symptoms suggestive of tuberculosis. On further evaluation of these subjects none of them revealed evidence for tuberculosis. There exists a bidirectional relationship between TB and diabetes, and they both impact the presentation of each other. This study highlights the need of routine screening for dysglycemia for all TB patients, especially at the time of diagnosis, similar to HIV screening.

Determinants of alcohol and tobacco use among medical students of a Medical College in South India

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
PR Kokiwar ◽  
J Sushma ◽  
KKalyan Babu ◽  
KLakshmi Bhargavi ◽  
KPraneeth Chandra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
South India ◽  
Medical College

Sputum collection and disposal among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in coastal South India [Short communication]

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 621-623
Author(s):  
T. Rekha ◽  
P. Singh ◽  
B. Unnikrishnan ◽  
P. Prasanna Mithra ◽  
N. Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽  
South India ◽  
Short Communication ◽  
Tuberculosis Patients
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