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.
<h4>Background</h4>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 factor for TB in adults, but its contribution in the elderly is unknown. We aimed to identify the role of diabetes...
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| Lingua: | Inglês |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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| Serie: | PLoS ONE |
| Accesso online: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255194 |
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