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Tuberculosis
Research on tuberculosis discussed by R.D. Wang and co-researchers
April 8th, 2008
"Understanding tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology among children is critical to overall TB control. To investigate the trends and epidemiological and clinical characteristics of TB in children aged 014 years in Taipei City, Taiwan," scientists writing in the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease report. "Data on all childhood TB cases in Taipei City from 1998 to 2005 were obtained from the National Tuberculosis Registry Database. TB incidence rates increased significantly in both adults and children aged 0-14 years during the study period. The age-specific rate in children was highest in 10-14-year-olds and lowest in the 5-9 years age group. Of the...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-08)
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