Mind the gap: TB trends in the USA and the UK, 2000-2011.

ABSTRACT:

Background

TB remains a major public health concern, even in low-incidence countries like the USA and the UK. Over the last two decades, cases of TB reported in the USA have declined, while they have increased substantially in the UK. We examined factors associated with this divergence in TB trends between the two countries.

Methods

We analysed all cases of TB reported to the US and UK national TB surveillance systems from 1 January 2000 through 31 December 2011. Negative binominal regression was used to assess potential demographic, clinical and risk factor variables associated with differences in observed trends.

Findings

A total of 259,609 cases were reported. From 2000 to 2011, annual TB incidence rates declined from 5.8 to 3.4 cases per 100,000 in the USA, wherea

SUBMITTER: Nnadi CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4792718 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature