Patients with Concurrent Tuberculosis and Diabetes Have a Pro-Atherogenic Plasma Lipid Profile
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major risk factor for development of tuberculosis (TB), however the underlying molecular foundations are unclear.Since lipids play a central role in the development of both DM and TB, lipid metabolism may be important for TB-DM pathophysiology.Methods: A 1H NMR spectroscopy-based platform was used to d