Although we did not observe an increasing trend for the TB rate in native children younger than 5 years, minor changes might be concealed under the overall decreasing TB trend in Finland or not achieve statistical significance.
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Paediatric tuberculosis during universal and selective <i>Bacillus</i> Calmette-Guérin vaccination policy: a nationwide population-based retrospective study, Finland, 1995-2015.
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During this period, the overall TB rate in Finland showed a decreasing trend (IRR = 0.95; 95% CI: 0.95–0.96).
The TB rate among native children younger than 15 years showed a slightly increasing trend with a relative annual increase of 6% (IRR = 1.06; 95% CI: 1.01–1.11).