Latent tuberculosis may be missed by current screening practices: Analysis of interferon-gamma release assay results from a paediatric refugee clinic.

Aims: (i) To determine the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and characteristics associated with LTBI in children attending a paediatric refugee clinic and (ii) to determine whether current New South Wales (NSW) Health screening practices could miss LTBI cases.

Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of tuberculosis (TB) screening data from refugee and asylum seeker children who attended a refugee clinic in a tertiary children's hospital during 2014 and 2015. We determined associations between LTBI and child characteristics at 5% significance levels.

Australia's treatment of refugee and asylum seeker children: the views of Australian paediatricians.

Objective: Australia's response to refugees and people seeking asylum is a matter of national debate. We sought to determine the knowledge and attitudes of paediatricians about refugee and asylum seeker issues (both onshore and offshore).

Design, Setting And Participants: In November 2013, we emailed a questionnaire web link to all Australian general and community paediatricians registered with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.