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View article: Pretravel plans and discrepant trip experiences among travelers attending a tertiary care centre family travel medicine clinic
Pretravel plans and discrepant trip experiences among travelers attending a tertiary care centre family travel medicine clinic Open
Background International travel can expose travelers to a number of health risks. Pretravel consultation (PC) helps mitigate risk and prepare travelers for health concerns that might arise. The assessment of risk, mitigation strategies, an…
View article: Distinguishing Features of Adolescents With Undiagnosed Infectious Tuberculosis Attending a Pediatric Emergency Department
Distinguishing Features of Adolescents With Undiagnosed Infectious Tuberculosis Attending a Pediatric Emergency Department Open
More than 10 days of fever or 13 days of cough differentiated adolescent patients presenting to a pediatric emergency department with infectious tuberculosis (TB) from most patients with pneumonia. Upper lobe involvement was significantly …
View article: Epidemiology, clinical features and outcomes of incident tuberculosis in children in Canada in 2013–2016: results of a national surveillance study
Epidemiology, clinical features and outcomes of incident tuberculosis in children in Canada in 2013–2016: results of a national surveillance study Open
Purpose Childhood tuberculosis disease is difficult to diagnose and manage and is an under-recognised cause of morbidity and mortality. Reported data from Canada do not focus on childhood tuberculosis or capture key epidemiologic, clinical…
View article: 15 PAEDIATRIC TUBERCULOSIS MANAGED AT A CANADIAN CHILDRENS HOSPITAL: RELATIONSHIP TO BIRTHPLACE AND TRAVEL HISTORY
15 PAEDIATRIC TUBERCULOSIS MANAGED AT A CANADIAN CHILDRENS HOSPITAL: RELATIONSHIP TO BIRTHPLACE AND TRAVEL HISTORY Open
Background There are limited data about the relationship of child’s birthplace, parents’ birthplace, and travel history to paediatric tuberculosis (TB) acquisition and disease phenotype in Canada. Travel history is not routinely collected …
View article: The role of the measles vaccine for travelling infants 6 to 11 months of age in the era of global outbreaks of disease
The role of the measles vaccine for travelling infants 6 to 11 months of age in the era of global outbreaks of disease Open
Journal Article The role of the measles vaccine for travelling infants 6 to 11 months of age in the era of global outbreaks of disease Get access Waison Wong, MBChB MRCPCH, Waison Wong, MBChB MRCPCH Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospita…
View article: 456. Discrepant Trip Experiences Among Travelers Attending a Tertiary Care Center Family Travel Medicine Clinic
456. Discrepant Trip Experiences Among Travelers Attending a Tertiary Care Center Family Travel Medicine Clinic Open
BACKGROUND: International travel can expose travelers to a number of health risks. Pre-travel consultation helps prepare travelers for health concerns that might arise. The assessment of risk, mitigation strategies, and relevance of pre-tr…
View article: Prevalence of tuberculosis infection and disease in children referred for tuberculosis medical surveillance in Ontario: a single-cohort study
Prevalence of tuberculosis infection and disease in children referred for tuberculosis medical surveillance in Ontario: a single-cohort study Open
Most children were referred because of a history of prior treatment for tuberculosis; few had clinical or laboratory evidence of infection or prior disease. The tuberculosis medical surveillance process did not identify any children who re…
View article: Diagnosis and management of pediatric tuberculosis in Canada
Diagnosis and management of pediatric tuberculosis in Canada Open
Tuberculosis (TB) is uncommon in children and adolescents in Canada, and diagnosis is often delayed because of a lack of diagnostic suspicion.[1][1] Social determinants of health, including poverty, underscore its incidence and prevalence …
View article: Epidemiology and clinical management of tuberculosis in children in Canada
Epidemiology and clinical management of tuberculosis in children in Canada Open
Although often regarded as a foreign disease, latent tuberculosis or tuberculosis disease will be encountered in many clinical situations by the Canadian child health practitioner. There are key differences between tuberculosis in children…