Kuan-Jen Bai |
------>authors3_c= ------>paper_class1=1 ------>Impact_Factor=0.533 ------>paper_class3=2 ------>paper_class2=1 ------>vol= ------>confirm_bywho=chshih43 ------>insert_bywho=leecn ------>Jurnal_Rank=74.8 ------>authors4_c= ------>comm_author= ------>patent_EDate=None ------>authors5_c= ------>publish_day=1 ------>paper_class2Letter=None ------>page2= ------>medlineContent= ------>unit=E0400 ------>insert_date=20080417 ------>iam=3 ------>update_date=None ------>author=??? ------>change_event=6 ------>ISSN= ------>authors_c= ------>score=500 ------>journal_name=Journal Of Formosa Medical Association ------>paper_name=Tuberculosis Among Foreign-Born persons in Taiwan,2002-2005 ------>confirm_date=20081224 ------>tch_id=072010 ------>pmid=18492623 ------>page1= ------>fullAbstract=BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The foreign-born population has been growing in Taiwan. Most foreign-born persons come from countries with a high burden of tuberculosis (TB). Monitoring the trend and characteristics of TB in this population is essential for TB control in Taiwan. METHODS: Information about foreign-born persons residing in Taiwan and data of all foreign-born TB cases notified during 2002-2005 were obtained from the national authorities and analyzed. RESULTS: A total of 2,444 foreign-born TB cases were notified during 2002-2005, which accounted for 3.6% of all notified TB cases during that period in Taiwan. The proportion of foreign-born TB cases was constant, without any significant yearly variation. The average annual TB notification rate in the foreign-born population was higher than that in the Taiwan-born population (94.0/100,000 vs. 72.0/100,000). There were significant differences in age, sex and regional distribution between foreign-born and Taiwan-born TB cases (p < 0.001). Foreign-born cases were predominantly female (65.4%) and aged 25-44 years (70.9%), whereas the majority of cases among the Taiwan-born population were male (69.4%) and aged > or = 65 years (49.6%). Most foreign-born TB patients (62.7%) lived in northern Taiwan but only about one-third (36.1%) of Taiwan-born TB cases were notified from that region. Among foreign-born TB cases whose original countries were recorded, the majority came from Mainland China and Vietnam, which accounted for 73.0% of all cases, followed by the Philippines (7.4%), Thailand (7.3%) and Indonesia (6.0%). CONCLUSION: Foreign-born TB patients have different profiles and a higher case rate compared to Taiwan-born patients. Monitoring the epidemiologic trend of TB among foreign-born persons, especially those who come from high TB-burden countries, is essential in the fight against TB in Taiwan. ------>tmu_sno=None ------>sno=17626 ------>authors2=Chen--Yuan Chiang ------>authors3=Chun-Nin Lee ------>authors4=Jer-Hwa Chang ------>authors5=Li-Chub Wu ------>authors6=Ming-Chi Yu ------>authors6_c= ------>authors=Kuan-Jen Bai ------>delete_flag=0 ------>SCI_JNo=None ------>authors2_c= ------>publish_area=0 ------>updateTitle=Tuberculosis among foreign-born persons in Taiwan, 2002-2005. ------>language=2 ------>check_flag=None ------>submit_date=None ------>country=None ------>no= ------>patent_SDate=None ------>update_bywho=None ------>publish_year=2008 ------>submit_flag=None ------>publish_month=1 |