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Disparities in tuberculosis burden among South Asians living in New York City, 2001-2010

American journal of public health (1971), 2015-05, Vol.105 (5), p.922-929 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright American Public Health Association May 2015 ;American Public Health Association 2015 2015 ;ISSN: 0090-0036 ;EISSN: 1541-0048 ;DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302056 ;PMID: 25393181 ;CODEN: AJPHDS

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Title:
Disparities in tuberculosis burden among South Asians living in New York City, 2001-2010
Author: Stennis, Natalie ; Trieu, Lisa ; Perri, Bianca ; Anderson, Janelle ; Mushtaq, Muhammad ; Ahuja, Shama
Subjects: Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Asian people ; Asian People - statistics & numerical data ; Case management ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Country of birth ; Emigration and Immigration - statistics & numerical data ; Female ; Genotype ; Genotype & phenotype ; Humans ; Infant ; Infections ; Investigations ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neighborhoods ; New York City - epidemiology ; Population ; Public health ; Research and Practice ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Studies ; Tuberculosis ; Tuberculosis - ethnology ; Young Adult
Is Part Of: American journal of public health (1971), 2015-05, Vol.105 (5), p.922-929
Description: We have described the characteristics of South Asian-born tuberculosis (TB) patients living in New York City (NYC) and compared them with other foreign-born patients to explore possible explanations for the disproportionate burden of TB in the South Asian population. We used data on demographic and clinical characteristics for TB patients identified by the NYC Bureau of Tuberculosis Control from 2001 to 2010 to compare South Asian patients with other Asian and other foreign-born patients. We reviewed genotyping and cluster investigation data for South Asian patients to assess the extent of genotype clustering and the possibility of local transmission in this population. The observed disparity in TB rates and burden among South Asians was not explained by social or clinical characteristics. A large amount of TB strain diversity was observed among South Asians, and they were less likely than other foreign-born patients to be infected with the same TB strain as another NYC patient. The majority of South Asians were likely infected with TB abroad. South Asians represent a meaningful foreign-born subpopulation for targeted detection and treatment of TB infection in NYC.
Publisher: United States: American Public Health Association
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0090-0036
EISSN: 1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302056
PMID: 25393181
CODEN: AJPHDS
Source: ProQuest One Psychology
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Disparities in tuberculosis burden among South Asians living in New York City, 2001-2010

Copyright American Public Health Association May 2015 ;American Public Health Association 2015 2015 ;ISSN: 0090-0036 ;EISSN: 1541-0048 ;DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302056 ;PMID: 25393181 ;CODEN: AJPHDS

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