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Profile and treatment outcomes of elderly patients with tuberculosis in Delhi, India: implications for their management | Journal Article / Research | MSF Science Portal
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Profile and treatment outcomes of elderly patients with tuberculosis in Delhi, India: implications for their management

Patra S, Lukhmana S, Tayler-Smith K, Kannan AT, Satyanarayana S, Enarson D, Nagar RK, Marcel M, Reid AJ
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Abstract
Given India's high rate of TB, rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and growing elderly population, elderly TB patients may be at higher risk of adverse outcomes including death, loss-to-follow-up (LTFU) and treatment failure. This may call for modifications in their management. This study thus aimed to compare the profile and treatment outcomes between elderly (≥60 years) and non-elderly (15-59 years) TB patients.

Countries

India

Subject Area

tuberculosis

Languages

English
DOI
10.1093/trstmh/trt094
Published Date
04 Nov 2013
PubMed ID
24189479
Journal
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 107, Issue 12
Issue Date
2013-11-04
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