Profile and response to anti-tuberculosis treatment among elderly tuberculosis patients treated under the TB Control programme in South India.

Profile and response to anti-tuberculosis treatment among elderly tuberculosis patients treated under the TB Control programme in South India.

INTRODUCTION: The demographic transition in India has resulted in an increase in the elderly population. There is limited data on the profile of elderly tuberculosis (TB) patients and their treatment outcomes in India. OBJECTIVE: To compare the clinical profile, presentation and response to anti-TB...

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Main Authors: Banu Rekha Vaithilingam Velayutham, Dina Nair, Vedachalam Chandrasekaran, Balambal Raman, Gomathy Sekar, Basilea Watson, Niruparani Charles, Muniyandi Malaisamy, Aleyamma Thomas, Soumya Swaminathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3949670?pdf=render

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