Tuberculosis among Foreign-born Persons, Singapore, 2000–2009

Win, Khin Mar Kyi; Chee, Cynthia B.E.; Shen, Liang; Wang, Yee T.; Cutter, Jeffery

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Tuberculosis among Foreign-born Persons, Singapore, 2000–2009

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Mar 2011
By Win, Khin Mar Kyi ; Chee, Cynthia B.E. ; Shen, Liang

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Win, Khin Mar Kyi ; Chee, Cynthia B.E. ; Shen, Liang ; Wang, Yee T. ; Cutter, Jeffery
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We determined the proportion of foreign-born persons with tuberculosis (TB) in Singapore. This proportion increased from 25.5% in 2004 to 37.6% in 2009. Unskilled workers from countries with high incidences of TB accounted for the highest number of and greatest increase in foreign-born TB case-patients.
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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(3):517-519.
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Journal Article
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17
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3
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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