Revista Chilena de Enfermedades Respiratorias
Volume 32, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 41-49

Contribution of immigrants to tuberculosis in a health service in Chile [Aporte de los inmigrantes a la tuberculosis en un servicio de Salud de Chile] (Article) (Open Access)

Peña M. C.* , Caamaño M. R. , Mesa M. M.J. , Urzúa S. R. , Pinochet R. M. , Miranda M. C.
  • a Servicio de Salud Metropolitano Central, Chile
  • b Servicio de Salud Metropolitano Central, Chile
  • c Estudiantes de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Chile
  • d Estudiantes de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Chile
  • e Estudiantes de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Chile
  • f Estudiante de la Carrera de Enfermería, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile

Abstract

The assessment of Chilean Tuberculosis Control Program shows a growing increase of tuberculosis cases in foreign patients in communes of the city of Santiago with higher incidence of this disease. Through the evaluation of the cases diagnosed in a decade we found an increasing contribution of foreigners, ranging from about 10% in 2005 to 30% in 2014. The greatest proportion of tuberculosis cases in foreigners was detected in Santiago, the commune with the highest incidence. In this area, tuberculosis incidence ranged from 17% in 2005, to 29% in 2015. Treatment efficiency in foreigners (87.6%) is close to our national goal (90%) and better than in Chilean patients (81.5%). We found a higher proportion of foreign cases defaulting therapy (11%) in relation to Chilean (7.7%), but the death rate in foreigners was less than in Chileans (1.5 versus 10.6%). We must strengthen tuberculosis control strategies focused on foreigner populations. © 2016, Sociedad Chilena de Enfermedades Respiratorias. All rights reserved.

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Tuberculosis in immigrants Chilean tuberculosis control program

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84975492975&doi=10.4067%2fS0717-73482016000100008&partnerID=40&md5=21630c7cf809173fedf88562c28a599d
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-73482016000100008
ISSN: 07175698
Cited by: 1
Original Language: Spanish