title: Increasing incidence of tuberculosis in Tuscan youth, 1997 to 2011.
abstract: Data from 484 children (median age: 6 years; 46.5% immigrants) hospitalized for tuberculosis in 31 Tuscan hospitals in 1997-2011 were analyzed. Incidence increased from 7.3 (95% confidence interval: 4.9-9.4) to 12.5 (95% confidence interval: 9.6-15.4) per 100,000 (P=0.009). Increases were particularly profound in children<5 years of age, reaching 13.3 (95% confidence interval: 7.8-18.9; P<0.0001 for 2011 vs.1997) per 100,000. Pediatric tuberculosis is a major issue in Tuscany.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Health Sciences, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chiappini
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bonsignori
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Orlandini
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sollai
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Venturini
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Galli
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Martino
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology*