[HTML][HTML] 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

JM Scordo, GP Aguillón-Durán, D Ayala… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Aging increases the risk of tuberculosis (TB) and its adverse outcomes, but
most studies are based on secondary analyses, and few are in Hispanics. Diabetes is a risk …

[HTML][HTML] Interferon gamma release assays for detection of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis in older Hispanic people

JM Scordo, GP Aguillón-Durán, D Ayala… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) are used to detect latent
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) infection (LTBI) in adults, but their performance in older …

[HTML][HTML] Tuberculosis presentation and outcomes in older Hispanic adults from Tamaulipas, Mexico

BA Medrano, M Lee, G Gemeinhardt… - Medicine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Older people are at high risk of developing and dying from pulmonary infections like
tuberculosis (TB), but there are few studies among them, particularly in Hispanics. To …

Tuberculosis presentation and outcomes in elderly Hispanics from Tamaulipas, Mexico

BA Medrano, M Lee, G Gemeinhardt… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Old people are at high risk of developing and dying from pulmonary infections like
tuberculosis (TB), but they are few studies among them, and particularly in Hispanics. To …

Interferon Gamma Release Assays for Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Detection in Elderly Hispanics

JM Scordo, GP Aguillón-Durán, D Ayala… - medRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Background Aging is a tuberculosis co-morbidity. Interferon Gamma Release Assays
(IGRAs) are used to detect latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) infection (LTBI) in …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of population aging on the global burden of tuberculosis: A systematic review

J Li, J Zhao, L Zhang - Frontiers in Medical Science Research, 2022 - francis-press.com
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a very old and still important disease and a major public
health problem that threatens human health, and elder adults over 65 years of age are the …

[PDF][PDF] Tuberculosis en población inmunodeprimida en Colombia: características clínicas, factores de riesgo y resultados del tratamiento antituberculoso

JF García-Goez - Disponible en: www … - enfermedadesemergentes.com
Conclusiones Los pacientes con DM presentaban un mayor riesgo de desarrollar TB. El
riesgo de TB era también mayor entre los pacientes procedentes de Indostán y los que …

[PDF][PDF] MESA I: TESIS DOCTORALES

V Pomar - enfermedadesemergentes.com
MESA I: TESIS DOCTORALES Page 1 Día Mundial de la Tuberculosis 33 Enf Emerg 2024;23(1):31-47
MESA I: TESIS DOCTORALES Moderadores: Jose M. Miró. Servicio de Enfermedades …