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Tuberculosis Treatment in Patients with Comorbidities
Tuberculosis is a significant infectious problem in elderly patients with comorbidities in Korea. The age-associated diseases such as malignancy and diabetes mellitus may increase the risk of tuberculosis in this population. The medication treatments of tuberculosis in patients with comorbidities ca...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4092156/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25024718 http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2014.76.6.257 |
| Sumario: | Tuberculosis is a significant infectious problem in elderly patients with comorbidities in Korea. The age-associated diseases such as malignancy and diabetes mellitus may increase the risk of tuberculosis in this population. The medication treatments of tuberculosis in patients with comorbidities can cause adverse reactions to antituberculosis drugs and inadequate treatment responses. Thus, clinicians must carefully monitor the toxicity of antituberculosis therapy and the efficacy of treatment in patients with comorbidities. |
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