Population aging and trends of pulmonary tuberculosis incidence in the elderly

To explore population aging and the epidemic trend of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in the elderly, and provide a basis for the prevention and control of pulmonary tuberculosis among the elderly. We collected clinical information of 239,707 newly active PTB patients in Shandong Province from 2005 to...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC infectious diseases 2021-03, Vol.21 (1), p.302-302, Article 302
Hauptverfasser: Li, Shi-Jin, Li, Yi-Fan, Song, Wan-Mei, Zhang, Qian-Yun, Liu, Si-Qi, Xu, Ting-Ting, An, Qi-Qi, Liu, Jin-Yue, Li, Huai-Chen
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Zusammenfassung:To explore population aging and the epidemic trend of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in the elderly, and provide a basis for the prevention and control of pulmonary tuberculosis among the elderly. We collected clinical information of 239,707 newly active PTB patients in Shandong Province from 2005 to 2017. We analyzed and compared the clinical characteristics, reported incidence and temporal trend of PTB among the elderly group (≥60 years) and the non-elderly group (
ISSN:1471-2334
1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/s12879-021-05994-z