Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Both diabetes mellitus (DM) and tuberculosis (TB) are major public health problems and among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The TB-DM coexistence is known to complicate TB care, control and prevention. Globally, 10.4 million TB cases exists, of them 10 % are linked to DM. People with DM are at four to five times higher risk of getting infected with tuberculosis and evidence show poor TB treatment outcomes. This study purposed to evaluate t...

Background: The relationship between diabetes and COVID-19 is known to be bidirectional. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and hyperglycemia are important risk factors for poor outcomes in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia.Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of glycemic control pre- and after admission, on outcomes of hospitalised patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.Methods: A total of 400 ho...