Impact of age-stratified latent tuberculosis treatment on disease burden of active tuberculosis: A mathematical modeling study in an aging country with a high disease burden
Prioritizing LTBI treatment in the 35-64 age group may substantially reduce TB burden and supports age-stratified strategies for national TB control.
Authors
- Yun Jeong Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3472-5336)
- Jiyeon Suh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8597-5488)
- Hye Seong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5633-7214)
- Joon Young Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0148-7194)
- Jeehyun Lee
Institutions
- Yonsei University (KR)
- Korea University Medical Center (KR)
- Korea University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.108003
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- Korea University Guro Hospital
- Korea University