Journal article
Communicable Disease in African Immigrants in Minneapolis
Archives of internal medicine (1960), Vol.159(1), pp.83-85
01/11/1999
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.159.1.83
PMID: 9892335
Abstract
BACKGROUND Despite increasing numbers of African immigrants to the United States, there is a lack of detailed information about their health problems. METHODS Data on communicable diseases were obtained from the charts of all 102 patients who had emigrated from Africa in the last 5 years and were seen at an urban clinic in Minneapolis, Minn, during the last 7 months of 1997. RESULTS Eight patients had active tuberculosis, 10 had hepatitis B, 7 trichuriasis, 2 amebiasis, 1 schistosomiasis, 1 ascariasis, 2 human immunodeficiency virus infection, and 1 malaria. All patients tested had antibodies to hepatitis A, 55% to hepatitis B, and 3% to hepatitis C. Characteristics of these patients are described. CONCLUSIONS Communicable diseases are common in African immigrants, often despite a healthy appearance and prolonged residence in the United States. Careful screening is warranted.Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:83-85-->
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Communicable Disease in African Immigrants in Minneapolis
- Creators
- Richard AdairM. Obinna Nwaneri
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Archives of internal medicine (1960), Vol.159(1), pp.83-85
- DOI
- 10.1001/archinte.159.1.83
- PMID
- 9892335
- NLM abbreviation
- Arch Intern Med
- ISSN
- 0003-9926
- eISSN
- 1538-3679
- Publisher
- American Medical Association
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/11/1999
- Academic Unit
- Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094500402771
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