Response to anti-tuberculosis treatment by people over age 60 in Kampala, Uganda.

Autor: Nicholas Sebuliba Kirirabwa, Derrick Kimuli, Seyoum DeJene, Carol Nanziri, Estella Birabwa, Daniel Ayen Okello, Pedro Guillermo Suarez, Samuel Kasozi, Raymond Byaruhanga, Deus Lukoye
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 12, p e0208390 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208390
Popis: While old age is a known risk factor for developing active tuberculosis (TB), studies on TB in the population aged 60 years and older (considered elderly in this study) are few, especially in the developing world. Results of the TB prevalence survey in Uganda found high TB prevalence (570/100,000) in people over 65. We focused on treatment outcomes in the elderly to understand this epidemic better. We conducted a retrospective analysis of data from TB facility registers in Kampala City for the period 2014-2015. We analyzed the 2014-15 cohort with respect to age, sex, disease class, patients' human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and directly observed therapy (DOT) status, type of facility, and treatment outcomes and compared findings in the elderly (≥60) and younger (
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