Volume 26, Number 8—August 2020
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis
Tuberculosis in Internationally Displaced Children Resettling in Harris County, Texas, USA, 2010–20151
Gabriella S. Lamb2
, Andrea T. Cruz, Elizabeth A. Camp, Michelle Javier, Jessica Montour, Tamisha Piper, Umair A. Shah, and Jeffrey R. Starke
, Andrea T. Cruz, Elizabeth A. Camp, Michelle Javier, Jessica Montour, Tamisha Piper, Umair A. Shah, and Jeffrey R. Starke
Table 3
Tests for TB infection performed and test results by immigration classification in migrant children, Harris County, Texas, USA, 2010–2015*
| Higher-risk groups |
Lower-risk groups |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refugee, n = 4,246 |
Asylee, n = 173 |
VHT, n = 16 |
Parolee, n = 851 |
SIV holder, n = 704 |
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| Test(s) performed |
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| TST alone |
1,381 (32.5) |
30 (17.3) |
1 (6.3) |
168 (19.7) |
300 (42.6) |
1.08 (0.96–1.23) |
<0.001 |
|
| IGRA alone |
2,558 (60.2) |
137 (79.2) |
15 (93.8) |
642 (75.4) |
349 (49.6) |
1.12 (0.99–1.26) |
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| TST and IGRA |
204 (4.8) |
4 (2.3) |
0 |
22 (2.6) |
29 (4.1) |
1.45 (1.06–1.98) |
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| Result |
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| TST positive |
196/1,589 (12.3) |
4/35 (11.4) |
0 |
7/190 (3.7) |
25/329 (7.6) |
2.14 (1.45–3.15) |
<0.001 |
|
| IGRA positive |
142/2,819 (5.0) |
5/141 (3.5) |
0 |
5/664 (0.8) |
9/389 (2.3) |
3.84 (2.21–6.68) |
<0.001 |
|
| Total positive tests | 311 (7.3) | 9 (5.2) | 0 | 10 (1.2) | 34 (4.8) | 2.67 (1.94–3.68) | <0.001 | |
*Values are no. (%) or no. positive/no. tested (%) except as indicated. IGRA, interferon gamma release assay; OR, odds ratio; SIV, special immigrant visa; TST, tuberculin skin test; VHT, victim of human trafficking.
†p value using χ2 test.
1Preliminary results from this study were presented at the North American Union TB Conference, February 28–March 3, 2018, Chicago, IL, USA.
2Current affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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