TUBERCULOSIS IN THE ELDERLY

被引：49

作者：

DUTT, AK

STEAD, WW

机构：

[1] TENNESSEE HLTH DEPT,TB PROGRAM,NASHVILLE,TN

[2] ARKANSAS DEPT HLTH,TB PROGRAM,LITTLE ROCK,AR

[3] MEHARRY MED COLL,NASHVILLE,TN 37208

[4] UNIV ARKANSAS MED SCI HOSP,DEPT MED,LITTLE ROCK,AR 72205

来源：

MEDICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA | 1993年 / 77卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0025-7125(16)30198-5

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Elderly persons of today are survivors of a time when most adults were infected with tuberculosis. Although many people died at that time, others survived the initial infection but continued to harbor viable bacilli in dormant caseous and calcified lesions. This article discusses the tuberculin test in the elderly, transmission and risk of infection in nursing homes, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, management considerations, preventive therapy, and surveillance of tuberculosis in nursing homes.

引用

页码：1353 / 1368

页数：16

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