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Tuberculosis
Studies from Kaohsiung Medical University add new findings in the area of tuberculosis
September 23rd, 2008
According to recent research from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, "The characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in the elderly are different from young patients. This leads to delay in diagnosis and higher mortality from TB in the aged population." "The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of age on the demographic, clinical, radiographic characteristics, and treatment outcomes of pulmonary TB patients in Taiwan. We performed a retrospective analysis of the medical charts and chest radiographs of 83 elderly (>= 60 years old) and 74 young( < 60 years old) culture-proven pulmonary TB patients from 1 August 2003 to 31 July 2006. Elderly patients showed lower...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-09-23)
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