Anti-diabetic medication reduces risk of pulmonary tuberculosis in diabetic patients: a population-based cohort study in Taiwan

ABSTRACT

Objective: The increased risk of pulmonary tuberculosis [PTB] in patients with diabetes mellitus [DM] remains to be clarified with cohort study. The present study further examined whether the anti-diabetic drug treatment associates with developing PTB. Design: Nation wide cohort study Setting: China Medical University Hospital