       Document 0685
 DOCN  M9610685
 TI    The increase in tuberculosis notifications in England and Wales since
       1987.
 DT    9601
 AU    Doherty MJ; Spence DP; Davies PD; Aintree Chest Centre, Fazakerley
       Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
 SO    Tuber Lung Dis. 1995 Jun;76(3):196-200. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96014885
 AB    SETTING: A retrospective study of tuberculosis notifications in England
       and Wales published by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.
       OBJECTIVE: To analyse the rise in tuberculosis notifications in England
       and Wales by different sub groups over the time period 1982-91. DESIGN:
       The average annual percentage change in tuberculosis notification rates
       (per 100,000) for the groups were analysed by age, sex, standard region
       and disease site. RESULTS: The average annual increase in tuberculosis
       notifications from 1987-91 in females was +2.55 (95% confidence interval
       [CI] 0.5-4.7); males showed no significant change (-0.6%, 95% CI: -2.9
       to +2.7). The increase was greater in younger subjects: 3.2% in females
       aged 25-44 (95% CI 0.9-5.5) and 4.3% in males aged 15-24 (95% CI
       1.7-6.9). Only three standard regions showed an increase: the South
       East, the West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humberside. This increase was
       significant only in females from the South East, and was predominantly
       in non-respiratory tuberculosis. CONCLUSION: The rise in tuberculosis
       notification rates from 1987-91 has been predominantly in females, in
       those under 65, has occurred in 3 regions, and predominantly in
       non-respiratory tuberculosis. The analysis highlights some of the
       inadequacies of the present notification system for tuberculosis.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Aged  AIDS-Related Opportunistic
       Infections/COMPLICATIONS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Child  Child, Preschool  Disease
       Notification/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  England/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Female
       Human  Infant  Infant, Newborn  Male  Middle Age  Retrospective Studies
       Tuberculosis/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Wales/EPIDEMIOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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