INFECTIOUS-DISEASE AND THE INTERNATIONALLY ADOPTED CHILD

Authors
JENISTA JA
Citation
Ja. Jenista, INFECTIOUS-DISEASE AND THE INTERNATIONALLY ADOPTED CHILD, Current opinion in infectious diseases, 6(4), 1993, pp. 576-583
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Current opinion in infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
09517375
Volume
6
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
576 - 583
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-7375(1993)6:4<576:IATIAC>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
International adoption is a politically sensitive phenomenon. Every ye ar, thousands of children arrive in the USA from over 100 countries fo r adoption. Infectious disease screening of children from these divers e political, social, and geographic backgrounds is best accomplished u sing a standardized protocol, including a review of immunizations, a c omplete blood count and urinalysis, and screening tests for hepatitis B, HIV, intestinal parasites, tuberculosis and syphilis.