title: [Tuberculosis in the elderly: sociomedical aspects].
abstract: A study on a group of 100 tb patients aged over 60 years registered between 1987-1991 in the district 4 of Bucharest has been carried out aiming at the evaluation of medical and social aspects. In order to increase the relevance of the obtained data, these were compared with a group of young tb patients aged 20-39 years, in the same territory and period of time. The results show: the case-finding predominantly passive, extrarespiratory forms in 25%, high contamination risk (63% acid fast bacilli eliminators on microscopy) non-compliance to treatment in 1/5 of cases. These aspects could be explained by psychic particular features in aged persons, associated diseases a.s.o., leading to treatment failures. The analysis of social and epidemiological aspects of tb in aged subjects evidences some lack of good results in this important public health problem of people.
authors.affiliation: Institutul de Pneumoftiziologie Marius Nasta, Bucureşti.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Anastasatu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mihăilescu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Didilescu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ibraim
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lugoji
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chiotan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012961:Sociology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
vernacular_title: Tuberculoza la vărstnici; aspecte medico-sociale.