title: [Tuberculosis in the elderly].
abstract: For people born in France, age is a major risk factor for developing tuberculosis.This curable pathology still has a high mortality rate which increases with age. Diagnosis difficulties, tolerance and compliance with treatment are issues specific to old age. An active policy of prevention, monitoring and training should enable the incidence of this pathology to continue to fall.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Sainte-Périne-Rossini-Chardon Lagache, AP-HP, Paris. anne-laure.vetillard@spr.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Anne-Laure
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Vétillard
authors.forename: Tristan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cudennec
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Teillet
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents