TB in Children and Place of Birth

In the U.S., most children aged <5 years with tuberculosis are born in this country but have at least one foreign-born parent.

Between 2007 and 2011, an average of 416 cases of tuberculosis (TB) among U.S. children aged <5 years were reported annually, but the source of the exposure that resulted in infection was often unclear. Approximately two thirds of the U.S.-born children with TB have foreign-born parents; however, specific data on the countries of origin of these parents are lacking. In a recent cross-sectional, population-based study, investigators examined the rates of TB in children by places of birth of the children and the parents.

The study was conducted from 2005 to 2007 as part of a CDC-funded investigation of TB among foreign-born people in the U.S. and included structured interviews with the parents or guardians. A total of 364 cases of TB were iden…

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Robert S. Baltimore, MD

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Editorial BoardsInfectious Diseases in Children

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesMember Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease

Robert S. Baltimore, MD

Disclosures

Editorial BoardsInfectious Diseases in Children

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesMember Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease

TB in Children and Place of Birth

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