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Published on: September 5, 2017
[Estimation of the prevalence of tuberculosis infection in the 1950s in Tokyo]
Hirotoshi Watase1, Rika Koike, Chiyo Inoguchi
1Fukagawa Health Consultation Bureau, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan. h-watase05@city.koto.lg.jp
Purpose:
We estimated the prevalence of tuberculosis infection in the 1950s in the urban area of Tokyo using results of the tuberculin skin test (TST) in infants and children.
Subject And Methods:
We analyzed prevalence of tuberculosis using the results of the TST in 728 children (5 m.o.-24 m.o.) without BCG vaccination in 1954 in Koto Ward, Tokyo.
Results:
Assuming that the sensitivity and specificity of the TST were 95% and 98%, respectively, the prevalence of TB was estimated to be 2% (95% C.I., 0.4-4.3%) among 448 infants under 12 m.o. (mean age 0.69 y.o.), and 16% (95% C.I., 11.9-21.5%) among 280 children aged 12 m.o.-24 m.o. (mean age 1.44 y.o.).
Conclusion:
Being different from the current situation of tuberculosis, the risk of infection among infants was high in 1950s in Japan, therefore, it was considered that the prevalence of tuberculosis infection rose rapidly among infants in their early period after birth. Also, the risk of infection in urban areas was higher comparing with the average national rate at that time.
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