Fig 1. Clinical, radiographic and microbiological profiles of patients with TB-diabetes comorbidity.

(A) Prevalence of indicated TB-related symptoms were compared between patients with TB-diabetes (TBDM) comorbidity and non-diabetics (TB). (B) Frequency of lung lesions identified by chest radiography was compared between the study groups. Prevalence of AFB positive smear in TB patients with or without lung cavitary lesions (C) and in diabetic or non-diabetic patients (D) is shown. (E) AFB distribution profile in patients with or without cavitary lung lesion from either TB without DM or in TBDM patients. The Fisher’s exact test was used to assess statistical significance in in (A-D) whereas the chi-square test was used to compare data in (E).