Tuberculosis.
In the United States, the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is higher in elderly persons than in any other segment of the population, except in HIV-infected persons. The diagnosis of TB, however, is all too often not considered in geriatric patients. Although elderly nursing home residents are at a greater risk for TB than the aging population in the community setting, the majority (80%) of active TB cases in elderly persons occur in community dwellers. The diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of TB are reviewed in this article.
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Alvin C. York Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Murfreesboro.
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009735:Nursing Homes; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents