The Epidemiological and Clinical Aspect of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Elderly: A Comparison with None-elderly in Yazd

• Main Authors: mohammad shahradian (Author), Seyedeh Mahdiah Namayandeh (Author), Masudah Mojahed (Author), Mohammad Ali Moravati Sharifabad (Author), Vahid Barzegarpour (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: The nature of life course, with aging, triggers changes in the respiratory and immune system of the elderly, which increases the susceptibility to Tubercle Bacilli (TB) in the elderly. Clinical characteristics and the natural course of TB in older adults are different. This study aimed...