Abstract：
BACKGROUND:A total of 3,132 immigrants from low- and middle-income countries were involved in a cross-sectional observational study to screen for infectious diseases among immigrants attending public primary health care (PHC) centers. The study was conducted to clarify the degree of demographic differences and risk predictors of these diseases. METHODS:Demographic and clinical variables, screening for infectious diseases [hepatitis B and C, human immunodeficiency virus infection, syphilis, and tuberculosis (TB)], and analytical data (anemia, hematuria, and liver function) were recorded from immigrants attending a public PHC unit in Barcelona. RESULTS:Global hepatitis B, including chronic and previous, reached 18.1%; Morocco as the country of origin [odds ratio (OR) 2.1, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.07-4.14] and gastrointestinal symptoms (OR 1.9, CI 1.18-3.02) were risk factors. Hepatitis C prevalence was 3.3% with elevated hepatic transaminase levels as a risk factor (OR 26.1, CI 8.68-78.37). Positive syphilis was 3.1%; latent and active TB rates were 28.1 and 5.8%, respectively. Concerning TB, we found remarkable differences both among WHO regions of origin (the Eastern Mediterranean region showed the highest rate of active TB, 8%) and the three categories of years of residence in Spain (6.5% for <1 year, 12.8% for 1-5 years, and 10% for >5 years). CONCLUSIONS:The data allowed recommendation of a minimal screening of TB in immigrants from low-income countries regardless of the years of residence in Spain, hepatitis C in patients with altered transaminase levels, and hepatitis B in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms and/or from Morocco.
journal_name
J Travel Medjournal_title
Journal of travel medicineauthors
Hladun O,Grau A,Esteban E,Jansà JMdoi
10.1111/jtm.12083subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-03-01 00:00:00pages
92-8issue
2eissn
1195-1982issn
1708-8305journal_volume
21pub_type
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pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of travel medicine
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doi：10.1111/j.1708-8305.1998.tb00512.x
更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1111/j.1708-8305.1994.tb00548.x
更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00
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