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HIV Med ; 19(1): 59-64, 2018 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28675626

ABSTRACT

Cross-matching of records between Singapore's tuberculosis and HIV registries showed that 3.3% of individuals with tuberculosis (TB) were coinfected with HIV (2000-2014), the TB incidence among individuals with HIV infection was 1.65 per 100 person-years, and 53% of coinfections were diagnosed within 1 month of each other. The findings supported joint prevention programmes for early diagnosis and treatment.


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HIV Infections/complications , HIV Infections/epidemiology , Tuberculosis/complications , Tuberculosis/epidemiology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Child , Child, Preschool , Communicable Disease Control/methods , Communicable Disease Control/organization & administration , Female , Humans , Incidence , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Middle Aged , Singapore/epidemiology , Young Adult
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Vaccine ; 30(24): 3566-71, 2012 May 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22475863

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: We assessed the seroepidemiology of pertussis, diphtheria and poliovirus antibodies in a cohort of highly immunized children, together with the burden of these diseases in Singapore. METHODS: Hospital residual sera collected between August 2008 and July 2010 from 1200 children aged 1-17 years were tested for the prevalence of IgG antibodies against Bordetella pertussis, diphtheria toxoid, and all three poliovirus types by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. RESULTS: We found an overall seroprevalence of 99.4% (95% CI 98.8-99.7%) for diphtheria, and 92.3% (95% CI 90.6-93.6%) for poliomyelitis, along with no indigenous cases of these diseases since 1993. However, the seroprevalence for pertussis was 60.8% (95% CI 58.0-63.5%) only. Among the subjects who had completed three doses of pertussis vaccination by the age of 2 years (n=1092), the pertussis seroprevalence was 85.0% (95% CI 79.7-89.2%) in those who received the last vaccination within a year before the study, and it decreased to 75.0% (95% CI 64.5-83.2%) and 63.1% (95% CI 50.9-73.8%) in those who had the last vaccination 1 year and 2 years before the study, respectively. The seroprevalence remained at about 50% for those whose last pertussis vaccination was administered 4 years and longer before the study. CONCLUSIONS: The high seroprevalence for poliomyelitis and diphtheria confer solid herd immunity to eliminate these diseases in Singapore. In contrast, immunity against pertussis waned considerably over time, and routine boosters should be given to adolescents to ensure sustained immunity against pertussis.


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Bordetella pertussis/immunology , Diphtheria/epidemiology , Poliomyelitis/epidemiology , Poliovirus/immunology , Whooping Cough/epidemiology , Adolescent , Antibodies, Bacterial/blood , Antibodies, Viral/blood , Child , Child, Preschool , Diphtheria/prevention & control , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Humans , Immunity, Herd , Immunoglobulin G/blood , Infant , Male , Poliomyelitis/prevention & control , Seroepidemiologic Studies , Singapore/epidemiology , Whooping Cough/prevention & control
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Singapore Med J ; 39(7): 311-8, 1998 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9885693

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: The study was undertaken to estimate the contribution of diabetes mellitus to total mortality in Singapore and to study the mortality experience among known diabetics in Singapore by sex, age-group and ethnic group. METHODS: Death certificates of all persons who died in Singapore between 1 January 1991 and 31 August 1991 (n = 9,197) were reviewed. Records which mentioned diabetes mellitus as an underlying or contributory cause of death were selected as being a diabetic case (n = 1,010). RESULTS: If all diabetes related deaths were considered, diabetes mellitus would account for 9.3% of all deaths in Singapore in 1991, i.e. four times higher than the figure of 2.3% in the official statistics. Ischaemic heart disease was the leading cause of death in all age-groups. Renal failure was a major cause of death before the age of 55 while cerebrovascular disease and respiratory tract infections were important causes of death after the age of 64. Renal failure was the leading cause of death among Chinese diabetics below the age of 65. Ischaemic heart disease was the main cause of death among Indian and Malay diabetics. As compared to the general population, Chinese diabetics were more likely to die from renal failure while Indian and Malay diabetics were more likely to die from ischaemic heart disease.


Subject(s)
Diabetes Mellitus/ethnology , Diabetes Mellitus/mortality , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Cause of Death , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Sex Factors , Singapore/epidemiology
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