ArticleTuberculosis and respiratory diseases2015
Tuberculosis in Mexico and the USA, Comparison of Trends Over Time 1990-2010.
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- Effectiveness of contact tracing in the control of infectious diseases: a systematic review.The Lancet. Public health · 2022Pooled it
- Willingness to Receive Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment Among Migrants in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Epidemiology and control strategies for tuberculosis in countries with the largest prison populations.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2022Review
- The Effects of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers and Non-Healthcare Workers in Mexico: 14 Months into the Pandemic.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- Mitigating the externality of diseases of poverty through health aid.Royal Society open science · 2021Article
- Tuberculosis Treatment Completion in a United States/Mexico Binational Context.Frontiers in public health · 2017Article
- Prevalence and correlates ofClinical epidemiology and global healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim was to compare tuberculosis trends in Mexico and United States and to evaluate Mexican diagnostic methods and contact investigation.
methodsRetrospective comparative study of tuberculosis cases and incidence rates between both countries (1990-2010). Diagnostic methods and contact investigations were also evaluated for Mexico. Estimates were obtained from official websites.
resultsIn Mexico, no clear trend was found over time for cases. Pulmonary (PTB) and all forms of tuberculosis (AFTB) incidence decreased 2.0% annually. There was a negative correlation between the mean contacts examined per case and AFTB incidence (r(2)=-0.44, p=0.01) with a 33% reduction in AFTB incidence. In United States, PTB and AFTB cases have been decreasing 6.0% and 5.6% annually, respectively. The incidence decreased 7.3% and 6.8%, respectively.
conclusionThe incidence of tuberculosis in Mexico is decreasing slightly over time at 2% annually. In the United States, cases and incidence rates have been decreasing at a higher rate (5% to 7% annually). The inverse association between number of contacts examined per state and incidence rates in Mexico underscore the importance of reinforcing and improving contact investigations with the likely translation of a decrease of TB incidence at a higher rate.
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