Comparison of profile and treatment outcomes between elderly and non-elderly tuberculosis patients in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu, South India.

The rising geriatric population and the increased susceptibility of this age group to tuberculosis (TB), the deadliest single infectious agent, is bothersome for India. This study tried to explore the demographic and treatment outcome differences between the elderly (aged 60 years and above) and non...

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Main Authors: Sharan Murali, Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Selby Knudsen, Gautam Roy, Jerrold Ellner, Charles Robert Horsburgh, Natasha Hochberg, Padmini Salgame, Senbagavalli Prakash Babu, Sonali Sarkar
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2f94572d9db94c8c9f23d9f296d1a0dd
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