Childhood tuberculosis in Serbia.
The objective of this study was to establish the tuberculosis incidence and mortality in children in Serbia in the period 1992-2002. There were 280 reported cases. The average annual incidence rate was 1.79/100,000 (95% confidence interval, 0.92-3.13). The rate was higher in girls than in boys. Eleven children died. The average annual mortality rate was 0.10/100,000 (95% confidence interval, 0.01-0.56). The mortality rates for both boys and girls were higher in the age group 0-4 years than in older age group.
Gledovic
Zorana
Z
Institute of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. gledovic@sezampro.yu
Grgurevic
Anita
A
Pekmezovic
Tatjana
T
D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D015022:Yugoslavia / Q000453:epidemiology