A review of tuberculosis-related referrals among children in Ireland

被引:2
作者
Tam, P. Y. Iroh [1 ]
Menon, A. [1 ]
Butler, K. [1 ]
机构
[1] Our Ladys Childrens Hosp, Dept Infect Dis, Dublin 12, Ireland
关键词
BCG; Childhood TB; Latent TB; TB in Ireland; Mycobacterial disease; Tuberculosis; FOREIGN-BORN PERSONS; UNITED-STATES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; CHILDHOOD;
D O I
10.1007/s11845-009-0443-0
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Immigration has been shown to have an increasingly important effect on the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in developed countries. To review patterns of TB-related referrals to a paediatric infectious diseases clinic. Retrospective chart review of TB-related referrals of children attending the Rainbow Clinic at OLCHC between 2003-2005. Forty-seven children were assessed: 18 referred from public health clinics, 5 from general practitioners, and 24 from paediatricians. Most common reason for referral was history of TB exposure (60%). Eighteen (38%) were female, 29 (62%) were male. Thirteen (28%) had latent TB, and 17 (36%) had active disease. Of children with TB disease, 25 (83%) were Caucasian Irish, and the remainder was African. Twenty-five children completed TB treatment and were discharged, and 2 (7%) were lost to follow-up. Our study highlights the problem of TB in children, the majority of whom are native to this country.
引用
收藏
页码:251 / 254
页数:4
相关论文
共 50 条
[41]   Antituberculous Treatment Itself Might Prevent Visual Impairment in Presumed Tuberculosis-Related Uveitis [J].
Llorenc, Victor ;
Benejam, Gibet ;
Mesquida, Marina ;
Sainz de la Maza, Maite ;
Molins, Blanca ;
Alba, Carmen ;
Pelegrin, Laura ;
Antonio Martinez, Jose ;
Adan, Alfredo .
OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION, 2020, 28 (01) :103-110
[42]   Surgical Management of Tuberculosis-related Cerebral Disorders: A Retrospective Single-center Study [J].
Seddighi, Amir Saied ;
Seddighi, Afsoun ;
Zali, Alireza .
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MYCOBACTERIOLOGY, 2024, 13 (03) :314-319
[43]   Symptomatic bradycardia in tuberculosis-related giant bullae (vanishing lung syndrome): A case report [J].
Laysandro, Reynard ;
Meha, Jessie Julian Mila ;
Mulia, Resley Ongga ;
Mikha, Nazamta ;
Yusfiatuzzahra, Nazamta .
ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE, 2024, 17 (09) :425-428
[44]   Classification of tuberculosis-related programmed cell death-related patient subgroups and associated immune cell profiling [J].
Shen, Jie ;
Zhao, Chao ;
Zhang, Hong ;
Zhou, Peipei ;
Li, Zhenpeng .
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY, 2023, 14
[45]   Tuberculosis-Related Uveitis in Patients under Anti-TNF-alpha Therapy: A Case Series [J].
Hernanz, I ;
Miguel Escuder, L. ;
Chamorro, L. ;
Moll-Udina, A. ;
Espinosa, G. ;
Sainz de la Maza, M. ;
Llorenc, V ;
Adan, A. .
OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION, 2022, 30 (04) :839-844
[46]   Tuberculosis-related stigma and its determinants in Dalian, Northeast China: a cross-sectional study [J].
Xu Chen ;
Liang Du ;
Ruiheng Wu ;
Jia Xu ;
Haoqiang Ji ;
Yu Zhang ;
Xuexue Zhu ;
Ling Zhou .
BMC Public Health, 21
[47]   Tuberculosis among children visiting friends & relatives [J].
Perez-Porcuna, Tomas M. ;
Noguera-Julian, Antoni ;
Riera-Bosch, Maria Teresa ;
Macia-Rieradevall, Esperanca ;
Santos-Santiago, Jose ;
Pujol, Maria Angels Rifa ;
Eril, Maria ;
Aulet-Molist, Lidia ;
Padilla-Esteba, Emma ;
Tortola, Maria Teresa ;
Prat, Jordi ;
Bastarras, Anna Vilamala ;
Rebull-Fatsini, Josep Sebastia ;
Papaleo, Andrea ;
Rius-Gordillo, Neus ;
Goncalves, Alessandra Q. ;
Naranjo-Orihuela, Angels ;
Urgelles, Marta ;
Garcia-Lerin, Monica G. ;
Jimenez-Lladser, Gemma ;
Lorenzo-Pino, Beatriz ;
Giuliano-Cuello, Monica Adriana ;
Pascual-Sanchez, Maria Teresa ;
Marco-Garcia, Monica ;
Abellana, Rosa ;
Espiau, Maria ;
Altet-Gomez, Maria Nieves ;
Orcau-Palau, Angels ;
Cayla, Joan A. ;
Soriano-Arandes, Antoni .
JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE, 2024, 31 (06)
[48]   Systematic evaluation, verification and comparison of tuberculosis-related non-coding RNA diagnostic panels [J].
Lyu, Mengyuan ;
Cheng, Yuhui ;
Zhou, Jian ;
Chong, Weelic ;
Wang, Yili ;
Xu, Wei ;
Ying, Binwu .
JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE, 2021, 25 (01) :184-202
[49]   Tuberculosis-related stigma and its determinants in Dalian, Northeast China: a cross-sectional study [J].
Chen, Xu ;
Du, Liang ;
Wu, Ruiheng ;
Xu, Jia ;
Ji, Haoqiang ;
Zhang, Yu ;
Zhu, Xuexue ;
Zhou, Ling .
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 2021, 21 (01)
[50]   A STUDY OF 100 TUBERCULOSIS-RELATED DEATHS AT THE PNEUMOLOGY-UNIT OF THE BRAZZAVILLE-TEACHING-HOSPITAL [J].
ETOU, B ;
KAOUDI, E .
SEMAINE DES HOPITAUX, 1995, 71 (1-2) :52-53