Infectious diseases detected by screening after arrival to Denmark in internationally adopted children.

Agnethe Vale NielsenJesper KjærgaardTine Marie PedersenIda Glode HelmuthUlrikka NygaardHelle Winter NielsenVibeke Brix ChristensenJørgen Anders Lindholm KurtzhalsAnja Poulsen

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2019)

The prevalence of infections in IAC was lower than previously reported but compared to the general population, a higher prevalence of intestinal parasites, hepatitis and tuberculosis was found. We recommend that IAC are offered screening shortly after arrival.

Keyphrases

infectious diseases
risk factors
mycobacterium tuberculosis
young adults
emergency department
hiv aids
hiv infected
plasmodium falciparum