| Title: |
Assessment of Declines in Reported Tuberculosis Cases--Georgia and Pennsylvania, 2009. |
| Authors: |
Viner, K.; Johnson, C. C.; Newbern, E. C.; Dickman, B.; Dettinger, L.; Waller, K.; Sales, R.; Mitruka, K.; Magee, E.; Grant, J.; Managan, L.; Yelk-Woodruff, R.; Ershova, J.; Metchock, B.; Bedell, D.; Avant, W.; Dohony, D.; Cropper, T. C.; Hadad, M.; Jones, J. |
| Source: |
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association; 5/25/2011, Vol. 305 Issue 20, p2059-2062, 4p |
| Subject Terms: |
TUBERCULOSIS; LUNG diseases; MYCOBACTERIAL diseases; COMMUNICABLE diseases |
| Geographic Terms: |
PENNSYLVANIA; GEORGIA |
| Abstract: |
The article discusses the assessment of drops in reported tuberculosis (TB) cases in Pennsylvania and Georgia for 2009. U.S.-wide, TB rates declined 11.4% to 3.8 cases per 100,000 population, compared with a median yearly drop of 3.8% per annum since 2000. TB case rates decreased 14.3% in Georgia and 38.7% in Pennsylvania. Investigations focusing on hypotheses for the declines have found no evidence of surveillance artifact, underreporting, or underdiagnosis significant enough to account for the magnitude of the decrease. INSET: What is already known on this topic?. |
| Database: |
Complementary Index |