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ArticleInternational journal of pediatrics2026

Exploring an Infectious Disease Service Pathway for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children: An Audit and Retrospective Analysis.

Holly Tarn, Michelle Bond

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Article in International journal of pediatrics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Holly TarnDepartment of Academic Research, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, Sussex, UK, bsms.ac.uk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0809-6034
Michelle BondDepartment of Looked After Children, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton and Hove Children's Council Services, Brighton, Sussex, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) experience a high burden of infectious diseases (IDs) and are a highly vulnerable population group with significant mental, physical, social and developmental needs. However, currently in the United Kingdom, there is no framework regarding how to implement ID screening guidance for UASC, leading to a wide variation in outcomes. This project is aimed at exploring the ID pathway for UASC within a single South-East UK local authority, spanning two trusts-including one with a 'one-stop' clinic-to inform service improvement recommendations. The study was conducted by retrospective case note review of routinely collected, anonymised patient data from all UASC under the care of the local authority over a 1-year timeframe. The study design consisted of (a) an audit of UASC ID referrals for all children in the local authority against RCPCH guidance, (b) analysis of attendance rates and (c) analysis of reasons for noncompletion. Thirty-seven patients were analysed (local trust

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asylum-seekerchlamydiahepatitisinfectionsyphilistuberculosisunaccompanied

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PMCPMC13373307

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