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Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Foreign Students of Japanese-Language Schools in Fukuoka City.
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- KOREHISA Tetsuro
- From the Fukuoka Anti Tuberculosis Association Center
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- KIDO Kazuchikao
- From the Fukuoka Anti Tuberculosis Association Center
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- 福岡結核予防センターにおける在住日本語学校就学生の肺結核
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Chest mass examination for foreign students of Japanese-language schools in Fukuokacity was performed in 1991, and 1992. In 1991, 3 out of 237 students and in 1992, 9 out of657 students were registered as pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Their home countries were China, Taiwan, and Korea. The incidence rates were 1, 266 and 1, 270 per 100, 000 persons in 1991 and 1992, respectively, and were much higher than those of corresponding Japanesegroups in the same period.<BR>Patients of severe types of pulmonary tuberculosis or smear positive cases were few.Though the treatments were interrupted in 4 out of 12 patients because of their return totheir home countries, in the others the success rate of the treatment was as good as in Japanese patients.<BR>It is recommended that health examination including chest radiography should beperformed for foreign students of Japanese-language school as soon as possible after theirentrance to Japan.
Journal
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- Kekkaku(Tuberculosis)
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Kekkaku(Tuberculosis) 70 (2), 93-96, 1995
THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR TB AND NTM
