A prospective cross-sectional study of tuberculosis in elderly Hispanics reveals that BCG vaccination at birth is protective whereas diabetes is not a risk factor.

Julia M ScordoGénesis P Aguillón-DuránDoris AyalaAna Paulina Quirino-CerrilloEminé Rodríguez-ReynaFrancisco Mora-GuzmánJose A CasoEder Ledezma-CamposLarry S SchlesingerJordi B TorrellesJoanne TurnerBlanca I Restrepo

Published in: PloS one (2021)

We report novel distinctions in TB risk factors in the elderly vs. adults, notably in diabetes and BCG vaccination at birth. Further studies are warranted to address disparities in this vulnerable, understudied population.

Keyphrases

risk factors
type diabetes
mycobacterium tuberculosis
cardiovascular disease
middle aged
glycemic control
gestational age
community dwelling
pulmonary tuberculosis
emergency department
pregnancy outcomes
insulin resistance
adipose tissue
hiv infected
human immunodeficiency virus
affordable care act