title: Tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in older adults.
abstract: Tuberculosis is one of the world's great public health crises. It is estimated by the World Health Organization that roughly one third of the world's populations, or some 2 billion people, are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent. More than 8 million people every year develop active tuberculosis disease, and 2 million die as a result. This article reviews tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in older adults.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA. ns311@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Neil W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Schluger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D011379:Prognosis; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents