Tuberculosis Incidence and Outcomes Among Older New Yorkers
Efforts to prevent TB among older New Yorkers by identifying and treating latent TB could focus on long-term care facility residents. Educating providers regarding early diagnosis of TB and comorbidities associated with poor treatment outcomes might help prevent onward transmission and TB-associated mortality in this age group.
Authors
- Lisa Trieu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6039-9223)
- Shama D. Ahuja
- Hannah Jordan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3705-9551)
- Steffen Foerster
- Muriel Silin
- Nang Thu Thu Kyaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4849-579X)
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (US)
- Epidemic Intelligence Service (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf059
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.19