Increase in extra pulmonary tuberculosis in England and Wales 1999-2006

Kruijshaar, M. E. and Abubakar, I. (2009) Increase in extra pulmonary tuberculosis in England and Wales 1999-2006. Thorax, 64 (12). pp. 1090-1095. ISSN 0040-6376

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Abstract

Background: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis appears to be increasing in England and Wales. The trends in extrapulmonary tuberculosis and factors associated with these trends were examined. Methods: National tuberculosis surveillance data from 1999–2006 for England and Wales were used, including demographic, clinical and laboratory information. Trends in the proportion of tuberculosis cases with extrapulmonary disease were investigated using the ?2 trend test and associated factors using logistic regression. Results: Among all the cases of tuberculosis, the proportion with extrapulmonary disease increased from 48% in 1999 (2717 cases) to 53% in 2006 (4205 cases, p

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Medicine (former - to 2013)
Depositing User:	EPrints Services
Date Deposited:	25 Nov 2010 11:13
Last Modified:	23 May 2024 11:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/15255
DOI:	10.1136/thx.2009.118133

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