Time to diagnosis of tuberculosis is greater in older patients: a retrospective cohort review.

Aula AbbaraSimon Michael Collin Onn Min KonKevin BuellAdam SullivanJessica BarrettTumena CorrahAlastair McGregorTrevor HanselLaurence JohnRobert N Davidson

Published in: ERJ open research (2019)

Older patients aged ≥65 years with TB had fewer "classical" clinical and radiological presentations of TB, which may explain longer times to starting treatment from symptom onset compared with younger patients aged <65 years.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
emergency department
patient reported
patient reported outcomes
hiv aids
hepatitis c virus
hiv infected
antiretroviral therapy
replacement therapy
adverse drug