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Is there a connection between gestational diabetes mellitus, human immunodeficiency virus infection, and tuberculosis?

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Pregnancy is associated with insulin resistance similar to that found in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in key tuberculosis (TB) endemic countries, such as India and China, has been increasing rapidly in the last decade and may be higher in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected women. Pregnancy is also an independent risk factor for developing active TB; however, little is known about the interaction of GDM, HIV and TB. We review the epidemiology and immunology of GDM, and significant research gaps in understanding the interactions between GDM, pregnancy, and TB in women living with and those without HIV.

Source: The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.18.0337

Authors: M. Alexander, A. Gupta, J. S. Mathad

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Gestational Diabetes Research and Management

Subfield: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development