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Some Aspects of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Older Patients
Author(s) -
ROGERS W. F.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1972.tb00803.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary tuberculosis , streptomycin , isoniazid , tuberculosis , incidence (geometry) , intensive care medicine , directly observed therapy , pediatrics , antibiotics , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , physics , optics
This article is a review of pulmonary tuberculosis in older patients. Incidence, detection, clinical peculiarities and difficulties in implementing therapy are discussed. Special problems are involved in the management of pulmonary tuberculosis in the elderly, many of whom are treated at home. The administration of streptomycin combined with isoniazid in one injection offers some advantages in therapy.