Tuberculosis in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults in California, 2000–2023
Despite falling TB rates among persons younger than 25 years in California, disparities were found by age, race and ethnicity, region, and health-supportiveness of neighborhood type. The incidence of CNS TB has not declined. Increased partnership between public health and primary care providers is needed to identify children and young adults at risk for TB.
Authors
- Scott A. Nabity (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0170-5649)
- Kristen Wendorf
- Amalya Penso
- Merrera S. Kebeba
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- California Department of Public Health (US)
- Berkeley Public Health Division (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PEDIATRICS
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-069274
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00