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Response to anti-tuberculosis treatment by people over age 60 in Kampala, Uganda

While old age is a known risk factor for developing active tuberculosis (TB), studies on TB in the population aged 60 years and older (considered elderly in this study) are few, especially in the developing world. Results of the TB prevalence survey in Uganda found high TB prevalence (570/100,000) i...

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Autores principales:	Kirirabwa, Nicholas Sebuliba, Kimuli, Derrick, DeJene, Seyoum, Nanziri, Carol, Birabwa, Estella, Okello, Daniel Ayen, Suarez, Pedro Guillermo, Kasozi, Samuel, Byaruhanga, Raymond, Lukoye, Deus
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6300205/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30566486 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208390

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