Infectious Diseases in Internationally Adopted Children and Intercountry Discrepancies Among Screening Protocols, A Narrative Review

• Main Authors: Elena Chiappini (Author), Barbara Bortone (Author), Sara Borgi (Author), Sara Sollai (Author), Tommaso Matucci (Author), Luisa Galli (Author), Maurizio de Martino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Internationally adopted children (IAC) require thorough health assessments at time of arrival in the host country. As these children are at higher risk for infectious diseases, such as gastrointestinal parasites, tuberculosis, hepatitis, syphilis, and human immunodeficiency virus, early diagnosis of...