Abstract
Analysis of data from Taiwan’s National Tuberculosis (TB) Registry showed that incidence of TB in persons <20 years of age was 9.61/100,000 person-years, biphasic, and age-relevant, with a major peak in persons slightly >12 years. Aboriginal children were 8.1–17.4× more likely to have TB than non-Aboriginal children.
Highlights
Because epidemiologic data on childhood tuberculosis (TB) are limited, we conducted a study in Taiwan to estimate the incidence of TB in children and adolescents and to characterize epidemiologic, geographic, and ethnic differences
In Western countries that do not require bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination, the highest incidence of childhood TB has been reported in children
One possible reason for this difference may be because almost all neonates in Taiwan receive BCG vaccinations (2001, 98%) [6], which may protect children
Summary
Because epidemiologic data on childhood tuberculosis (TB) are limited, we conducted a study in Taiwan to estimate the incidence of TB in children and adolescents and to characterize epidemiologic, geographic, and ethnic differences. Between 1996 and 2003, a total of 5,062 cases were reported, and the overall incidence of TB in patients
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