title: Screening practices for infectious diseases among Burmese refugees in Australia.
abstract: Increasing numbers of refugees from Burma (Myanmar) are resettling in Western countries. We performed a retrospective study of 156 Burmese refugees at an Australian teaching hospital. Of those tested, Helicobacter pylori infection affected 80%, latent tuberculosis 70%, vitamin D deficiency 37%, and strongyloidiasis 26%. Treating these diseases can prevent long-term illness.
authors.affiliation: Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia.
authors.forename: Nadia J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Chaves
authors.forename: Katherine B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Gibney
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Leder
authors.forename: Daniel P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: Beverley-Ann
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Biggs
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D055985:Latent Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D002052:Myanmar / Q000208:ethnology; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D012036:Refugees; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014739:Victoria / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult