ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique
Pediatric tuberculosis in Alberta: epidemiology and case characteristics (1990-2004).
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Understanding the social determinants of health among Indigenous Canadians: priorities for health promotion policies and actions.Global health action · 2015Pooled it
- Burden of tuberculosis in indigenous peoples globally: a systematic review.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2013Pooled it
- Towards the elimination of paediatric tuberculosis in high-income, immigrant-receiving countries: a 25-year conventional and molecular epidemiological case study.ERJ open research · 2018Article
- Do "Virtual" and "Outpatient" Public Health Tuberculosis Clinics Perform Equally Well? A Program-Wide Evaluation in Alberta, Canada.PloS one · 2015Article
- The Canadian Lung Association/Canadian Thoracic Society and tuberculosis prevention and control.Canadian respiratory journal · 2007Review
- Why internationally adopted children should be screened for tuberculosis.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2007Article
- Genetic polymorphism and immune response to tuberculosis in indigenous populations: a brief review.The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious DiseasesArticle
- Trends in Métis-related health research (1980-2009): identification of research gaps.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publiqueReview
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Abstract
backgroundPediatric tuberculosis (TB) is important medically and indicative of a public health problem. An understanding of the epidemiology and case characteristics of pediatric TB, in a province that accepts large numbers of immigrants, can inform TB elimination strategy.
methodsAll cases of pediatric TB notified in Alberta between 1990 and 2004 were identified in the TB Registry. Individual diagnostic criteria were reviewed and case patients were related to a population grid derived from Statistics Canada censuses and population estimates of Status Indians from the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada. Incidence rates were determined by ethnic group and gender. Clinical/mycobacteriologic case characteristics were compared by ethnic group and birth country.
resultsAmong 124 notified cases, 95 (96 episodes) met strict diagnostic criteria: 45 Status Indians, 30 Canadian-born 'other' and 21 foreign-born. Incidence rates were much higher in Status Indians and the foreign-born compared to the Canadian-born 'other'; 10.7, 5.4, and 0.4 per 100,000 person-years, respectively. Among Canadian-born 'other' cases, 12 were Métis and 11 were Canadian-born children of foreign-born parents. Compared to foreign-born cases, Canadian-born cases were more likely to have a source case in Alberta, to be detected through contact tracing, to have primary pulmonary TB, and to have a rural address.
conclusionPediatric TB in Alberta is mainly the result of ongoing transmission in Aboriginal peoples and immigration to Canada of persons with latent TB infection. The elimination of pediatric TB will require interruption of transmission in Aboriginal peoples and prevention of disease in immigrants.
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