ABC News recently aired an item that discussed the tuberculosis (TB) risk in children and adolescents that may have caused alarm for children and teens living with type 1 diabetes. The July 2009 issue of The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases noted that nearly one in three children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes have a positive skin test for TB and are at risk of developing active tuberculosis in a TB-endemic area (Cape Town, South Africa). It was unknown if poor...
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