Dutt A K, Stead W W
Alvin C. York Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Murfreesboro.
Clin Geriatr Med. 1992 Nov;8(4):761-75.
In the United States, the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is higher in elderly persons than in any other segment of the population, except in HIV-infected persons. The diagnosis of TB, however, is all too often not considered in geriatric patients. Although elderly nursing home residents are at a greater risk for TB than the aging population in the community setting, the majority (80%) of active TB cases in elderly persons occur in community dwellers. The diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of TB are reviewed in this article.
在美国，结核病（TB）的发病率在老年人中高于除艾滋病毒感染者以外的其他任何人群。然而，老年患者往往未被考虑结核病的诊断。尽管老年疗养院居民患结核病的风险比社区环境中的老年人群更高，但老年人中大多数（80%）活动性结核病病例发生在社区居民中。本文对结核病的诊断、治疗和预防进行了综述。
