Tuberculosis in adolescents and young adults: Epidemiology and treatment outcomes in the Western Cape

K Snow; AC Hesseling; P Naidoo; SM Graham; J Denholm; K Du Preez

Journal article

Tuberculosis in adolescents and young adults: Epidemiology and treatment outcomes in the Western Cape

K Snow, AC Hesseling, P Naidoo, SM Graham, J Denholm, K Du Preez

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease | INT UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS LUNG DISEASE (I U A T L D) | Published : 2017

DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0866

Abstract

Setting: Western Cape Province, South Africa. Objectives: To characterise tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology, disease presentation and treatment outcomes among adolescents (age 10'19 years) and young adults (age 20'24 years) in the Western Cape. Design: A retrospective, cross-sectional review of routine patient-level data from the Electronic TB Register (ETR.Net) for 2013. Site of TB disease, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status and TB treatment outcomes were analysed by 5-year age groups (<5, 5'9, 10'14, 15-19, 20-24 and 725 years of age). TB notification rates were calculated using census data. Results: Adolescents and young adults comprised 18.0% of all new TB notifications in 2013. The ..

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