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PMID: 23295719 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To provide an update and overview of infectious disease issues in children of international adoption. RECENT FINDINGS: International adoption by US families has decreased since 2004. Countries from where children are adopted have changed by 2011, with Ethiopia the second largest contributor of international adoptees after China. Since 2003, international adoptees are older, as fewer young children (<1 year of age) have been available for adoption. Although children are declared healthy in their home countries, medical disorders are often missed or become apparent after adoption. Comprehensive evaluations by providers in the USA after adoption frequently identify unsuspected medical disorders, infections, as well as delayed or incomplete vaccination in these recently adopted children. Early identification of infections allows treatment of potential communicable diseases and updating of immunizations. SUMMARY: All international adoptees on arrival in the USA should be evaluated by a health practitioner knowledgeable in adoption medicine to identify medical problems, especially infections. |
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Krow Ampofo |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Current opinion in pediatrics Volume: 25 ISSN: 1531-698X ISO Abbreviation: Curr. Opin. Pediatr. Publication Date: 2013 Feb |
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Created Date: 2013-01-08 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9000850 Medline TA: Curr Opin Pediatr Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 78-87 Citation Subset: IM |
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Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. |
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