Reduced bacillary load in elderly patients with active extrapulmonary and pulmonary tuberculosis in Peru: analysis of confirmatory culture after acid-fast bacilli test

Reduced bacillary load in elderly patients with active extrapulmonary and pulmonary tuberculosis in Peru: analysis of confirmatory culture after acid-fast bacilli test

BackgroundOlder adults with tuberculosis (TB) present unusual clinical features and can be challenging to diagnose. Culture after evaluation of sputum smear (AFB) may result in improved diagnosis performance, however it has not yet been evaluated in Peruvian older adults. We aimed to evaluate the di...

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Main Authors: Jeel Moya-Salazar, Jonathan Samán, Israel A. Pasco, Marcia M. Moya-Salazar, Víctor Rojas-Zumaran, Hans Contreras-Pulache
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
tuberculosis
aged
Ogawa
smear
extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Peru
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1398999/full
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