Tuberculosis incidence in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland--a collaborative study.
We examined the incidence of tuberculosis in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland for 1991 using the Census of Population for both jurisdictions, data from a National Survey of Tuberculosis for 1991 for the Republic and examination of nominal notification data for Northern Ireland. We showed that there is a significantly higher incidence of TB in the Republic of Ireland. More cases were reported (p < 1.0 x 10(-7)) as were more bacteriologically proven cases (p < 1.0 x 10(-7)). The difference was true for each of the following age groups (< 15 years, 15-35 years, 35-54 years and > 55 years) but it is noteworthy that areas in the Republic which make use of neonatal BCG vaccine did not have a significantly different rate of tuberculosis for individuals less than 15 years (p = 0.34) compared to Northern Ireland.
Varghese
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City Hospital, Belfast, Dublin.
McKeown
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Kelly
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Clancy
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D015996:Survival Rate; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*
D001500:BCG Vaccine