A prospective cross-sectional study of tuberculosis in elderly Hispanics reveals that BCG vaccination at birth is protective whereas diabetes is not a risk factor.

A prospective cross-sectional study of tuberculosis in elderly Hispanics reveals that BCG vaccination at birth is protective whereas diabetes is not a risk factor.

<h4>Background</h4>Aging increases the risk of tuberculosis (TB) and its adverse outcomes, but most studies are based on secondary analyses, and few are in Hispanics. Diabetes is a risk factor for TB in adults, but its contribution in the elderly is unknown. We aimed to identify the role...

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Main Authors: Julia M Scordo, Génesis P Aguillón-Durán, Doris Ayala, Ana Paulina Quirino-Cerrillo, Eminé Rodríguez-Reyna, Francisco Mora-Guzmán, Jose A Caso, Eder Ledezma-Campos, Larry S Schlesinger, Jordi B Torrelles, Joanne Turner, Blanca I Restrepo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255194

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