Incidence and risk factors of tuberculosis among the elderly population in China: a prospective cohort study

Incidence and risk factors of tuberculosis among the elderly population in China: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Background China is facing challenges of the shifting presentation of tuberculosis (TB) from younger to elderly due to an ageing population, longer life expectancy and reactivation disease. However, the burden of elderly TB and influence factors are not yet clear. To fill the gap, we genera...

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Main Authors: Jun Cheng, Yan-Ni Sun, Can-You Zhang, Yan-Ling Yu, Li-Hong Tang, Hong Peng, Ying Peng, Yu-Xia Yao, Shuang-Yi Hou, Jian-Wei Li, Jin-Ming Zhao, Lan Xia, Lin Xu, Yin-Yin Xia, Fei Zhao, Li-Xia Wang, Hui Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Elderly tuberculosis
Active case finding
Incidence
Risk factor
Follow up
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-019-0614-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-019-0614-9

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