title: [Pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus--report of the 29th B series of controlled trials of chemotherapy. Cooperative Study Unit of Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis of National Sanatoria in Japan (CSUCTNS)].
abstract: The data obtained from 315 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis with positive sputum and complicated with diabetes mellitus were collected and the results were summarized as follows; 1) Patients were collected from admitted patients in 1983. 2) Ratio of male to female was 3.3 to 1. 3) Most patients (80.1%) were in the age groups over 50. 4) Patients were divided into two groups according to the degree of control of diabetes: one group was well controlled and the other was not. Bacilli negative conversion rate was 98.4% in the well controlled group and 91.6% in the other group at 6 months, and the difference was statistically significant.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents