Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6129491 | Clinical Microbiology and Infection | 2015 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
We prospectively studied the prevalence of imported transmissible diseases in 373 immigrant children and adolescents coming from Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and Latin America to Salamanca, Spain. The most frequent transmissible diseases in this group were latent tuberculosis (12.7%), chronic hepatitis B virus infection (4.2%), hepatitis C virus infection (2.3%), syphilis (1.5%) and human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 or 2 infections (1.4%). A total of 24.2% of patients had serologic profiles suggesting past hepatitis B virus infection. Anti-human immunodeficiency virus antibodies were not detected in any subject. Largely asymptomatic immigrant children show a high prevalence of communicable diseases. Thus, infectious disease screenings are highly advisable in immigrant children coming from low-income countries.
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Authors
M. Belhassen-GarcÃa, L. Pérez del Villar, J. Pardo-Lledias, M.N. Gutiérrez Zufiaurre, V. Velasco-Tirado, M. Cordero-Sánchez, S. Muñoz Criado, J.L. Muñoz Bellido, A. Muro,