Tuberculosis in North Carolina: trends across two decades, 1980-1999.

In North Carolina, we analyzed cumulative data for tuberculosis (TB) from 1980 through 1999 to determine trends in incidence, population subgroups at risk, and implications for health policy- makers. The overall incidence rates declined significantly over the study period (p = 0.0001). This decline...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Salihu, H M, Naik, E, O'Brien, W F, Dagne, G, Ratard, R, Mason, T
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001
Materias:
Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2631844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11485677
_version_ 1782163998603476992
author Salihu, H M
Naik, E
O'Brien, W F
Dagne, G
Ratard, R
Mason, T
author_facet Salihu, H M
Naik, E
O'Brien, W F
Dagne, G
Ratard, R
Mason, T
author_sort Salihu, H M
collection PubMed
description In North Carolina, we analyzed cumulative data for tuberculosis (TB) from 1980 through 1999 to determine trends in incidence, population subgroups at risk, and implications for health policy- makers. The overall incidence rates declined significantly over the study period (p = 0.0001). This decline correlates strongly with an increase in TB patients receiving directly observed therapy. Males have approximately twice the risk for disease, and persons >65 years of age are at the highest risk. For every Caucasian with TB, six blacks, six Hispanics, and eight Asians have the disease. TB incidence rates are declining in all other population subgroups but increasing in foreign-born and Hispanic persons.
format Text
id pubmed-2631844
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2001
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-26318442009-05-20 Tuberculosis in North Carolina: trends across two decades, 1980-1999. Salihu, H M Naik, E O'Brien, W F Dagne, G Ratard, R Mason, T Emerg Infect Dis Research Article In North Carolina, we analyzed cumulative data for tuberculosis (TB) from 1980 through 1999 to determine trends in incidence, population subgroups at risk, and implications for health policy- makers. The overall incidence rates declined significantly over the study period (p = 0.0001). This decline correlates strongly with an increase in TB patients receiving directly observed therapy. Males have approximately twice the risk for disease, and persons >65 years of age are at the highest risk. For every Caucasian with TB, six blacks, six Hispanics, and eight Asians have the disease. TB incidence rates are declining in all other population subgroups but increasing in foreign-born and Hispanic persons. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001 /pmc/articles/PMC2631844/ /pubmed/11485677 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Research Article
Salihu, H M
Naik, E
O'Brien, W F
Dagne, G
Ratard, R
Mason, T
Tuberculosis in North Carolina: trends across two decades, 1980-1999.
title Tuberculosis in North Carolina: trends across two decades, 1980-1999.
title_full Tuberculosis in North Carolina: trends across two decades, 1980-1999.
title_fullStr Tuberculosis in North Carolina: trends across two decades, 1980-1999.
title_full_unstemmed Tuberculosis in North Carolina: trends across two decades, 1980-1999.
title_short Tuberculosis in North Carolina: trends across two decades, 1980-1999.
title_sort tuberculosis in north carolina: trends across two decades, 1980-1999.
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2631844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11485677
work_keys_str_mv AT salihuhm tuberculosisinnorthcarolinatrendsacrosstwodecades19801999
AT naike tuberculosisinnorthcarolinatrendsacrosstwodecades19801999
AT obrienwf tuberculosisinnorthcarolinatrendsacrosstwodecades19801999
AT dagneg tuberculosisinnorthcarolinatrendsacrosstwodecades19801999
AT ratardr tuberculosisinnorthcarolinatrendsacrosstwodecades19801999
AT masont tuberculosisinnorthcarolinatrendsacrosstwodecades19801999

Ejemplares similares