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. 2015 Jun;43(3):361-6.
doi: 10.1007/s15010-015-0765-y. Epub 2015 Mar 26.

Comparison of clinical characteristics of tuberculosis between two age groups at an Italian Tertiary Hospital

Elda Righi  1 , Paola Della Siega, Maria Merelli, Nadia Castaldo, Anna Beltrame, Federico Pea, Chiara Temperoni, Claudio Scarparo, Matteo Bassetti
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Comparison of clinical characteristics of tuberculosis between two age groups at an Italian Tertiary Hospital

Elda Righi et al. Infection. 2015 Jun.

Abstract

Differences in clinical characteristics and outcome between elderly (>60 years) and younger (18-59 years) tuberculosis (TB) patients were retrospectively evaluated. Alcohol abuse, radiological evidence of cavitation, and cough at presentation were more frequent among younger patients. Older patients were more likely to have comorbidities, disseminated TB, longer duration of symptoms and higher TB-related mortality (19 vs 0%). Very old patients (≥80 years) showed increased liver toxicity and hospital acquired infections compared to patients aged 60-79 years.

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