Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents, Taiwan, 1996–2003

Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents, Taiwan, 1996–2003

Analysis of data from Taiwan’s National Tuberculosis (TB) Registry showed that incidence of TB in persons <20 years of age was 9.61/100,000 person-years, biphasic, and age-relevant, with a major peak in persons slightly >12 years. Aboriginal children were 8.1–17.4× more likely to have TB than...

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Main Authors: Pei-Chun Chan, Li-Min Huang, Yi-Chun Wu, Hsiang-Lin Yang, I-Shou Chang, Chun-Yi Lu, Ping-Ing Lee, Chin-Yun Lee, Luan-Yin Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
children
tuberculosis
extrapulmonary
Taiwan
BCG
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/9/06-1020_article

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