The asymptomatic tuberculosis proportion among the elderly population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The elderly population is a high-risk group for tuberculosis, and increasing evidence demonstrates a comparatively high proportion of asymptomatic tuberculosis in this group. This study aimed to determine the proportion of asymptomatic tuberculosis among patients with active tuberculosis through active case finding in the elderly population.

Materials and methods

We searched for relevant articles published from the establishment of each database to December 31, 2023 in Web of Science, PubMed, VIP database, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang database. The studies' quality was assessed using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's criteria. We used the I² statistic and Q test to evaluate heterogeneity across the included studies. We empl

SUBMITTER: Zhou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11662735 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature