关键词: 结核, 肺/并发症, 肺疾病, 真菌性, 老年人

Abstract: Objective To study the risk factors, clinical character and means of diagnosis of elderly pulmonary tuberculosis with fungus infection.   Methods Results of fungus culture, basis disease and therapy in elderly pulmonary tuberculosis were analyed.   Results The elderly pulmonary tuberculosis alway had long history of using antibiotic therapy and they were easily affected by fungus infection especially by candida albicans(70%)， The resistant rates were low in candida albicans. the incidence of fungi infection increased with the increase of lung lesion areas,especially lesion areas were more than three lung fields (75%). The patients with pulmonary tuberculosis complicated with fibrosis were easily infected by fungi (80%).  Conclusion It is common that fungal infection occurredin elderly pulmonary tuberculosis cases. Standardized application of antibiotic and hormone should be strengthened to reduce the rate of fungal infection and their resistance rater, which will be contribute to tuberculosis control and reduce death rate.

Key words: tuberculosis,pulmonary/complications, lung diseases,fungal, aged