Tuberculosis in the Elderly.

aging elderly tuberculosis

Journal

Journal of clinical medicine
ISSN: 2077-0383
Titre abrégé: J Clin Med
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101606588

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
15 Dec 2021
Historique:
received: 22 11 2021
accepted: 09 12 2021
entrez: 24 12 2021
pubmed: 25 12 2021
medline: 25 12 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The tuberculosis (TB) epidemic is most prevalent in the elderly, and there is a progressive increase in the notification rate with age. Most cases of TB in the elderly are linked to the reactivation of lesions that have remained dormant. The awakening of these lesions is attributable to changes in the immune system related to senescence. The mortality rate from tuberculosis remains higher in elderly patients. Symptoms of active TB are nonspecific and less pronounced in the elderly. Diagnostic difficulties in the elderly are common in many diseases but it is important to use all possible techniques to make a microbiological diagnosis. Recognising frailty to prevent loss of independence is a major challenge in dealing with the therapeutic aspects of elderly patients. Several studies report contrasting data about poorer tolerance of TB drugs in this population. Adherence to antituberculosis treatment is a fundamental issue for the outcome of treatment. Decreased completeness of treatment was shown in older people as well as a higher risk of treatment failure.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34945187
pii: jcm10245888
doi: 10.3390/jcm10245888
pmc: PMC8703289
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Pauline Caraux-Paz (P)

Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Intercommunal de Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, 94190 Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France.

Sylvain Diamantis (S)

Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital de Melun, 77000 Melun, France.
Unité de Recherche DYNAMIC, Université Paris-Est Créteil, 94000 Créteil, France.

Benoit de Wazières (B)

Service de Gériatrie, CHU de Nîmes, 30900 Nîmes, France.

Sébastien Gallien (S)

Unité de Recherche DYNAMIC, Université Paris-Est Créteil, 94000 Créteil, France.
Service de Maladies Infectieuses, CHU Mondor-APHP, 94000 Créteil, France.

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