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Tuberculosis in the elderly.

Authors :
Dutt AK
Stead WW
Source :
The Medical clinics of North America [Med Clin North Am] 1993 Nov; Vol. 77 (6), pp. 1353-68.
Publication Year :
1993

Abstract

Elderly persons of today are survivors of a time when most adults were infected with tuberculosis. Although many people died at that time, others survived the initial infection but continued to harbor viable bacilli in dormant caseous and calcified lesions. This article discusses the tuberculin test in the elderly, transmission and risk of infection in nursing homes, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, management considerations, preventive therapy, and surveillance of tuberculosis in nursing homes.

Subjects

Subjects :
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Antitubercular Agents administration & dosage
Antitubercular Agents adverse effects
Homes for the Aged
Humans
Nursing Homes
Risk Factors
Tuberculin Test
United States epidemiology
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary drug therapy
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary epidemiology
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary transmission

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0025-7125
Volume :
77
Issue :
6
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Medical clinics of North America
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
8231417
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30198-5
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