Tuberculosis in Scottish military veterans: evidence from a retrospective cohort study of 57 000 veterans and 173 000 matched non-veterans

Conclusions Scottish veterans born before 1950 are at moderately increased risk of tuberculosis compared with age, sex and geographically matched civilians with no record of service, although the difference is not statistically significant. Scottish veterans born from 1950 show a reduction in risk compared with civilians. Tuberculosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of respiratory disease in the older veteran.
Source: Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Drugs: gastrointestinal system, Liver disease, Infectious diseases, Epidemiologic studies, Editor''s choice Original article Source Type: research