ISSN: 2167-0870
Department of Pediatricis, Ministry of Health, Baghdad, Iraq
Dr. Tareef Fadhil Raham is currently working in Department of Pediatricis, Ministry of Health, Baghdad, Iraq. He has published numerous research papers and articles in reputed journals and has various other achievements in the related studies. He has extended his valuable service towards the scientific community with his extensive research work.
Research Article
TB prevalence and BCG Vaccinations Correlations to Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
Author(s): Tareef Fadhil Raham*
Background: This study aims to examine the influence of BCG status and TB prevalence on variances among
countries regarding the new Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).
Material and methods: We chose all countries which report MIS-C till 23/6/2020. The number of MIS-C cases for
each 10 million inhabitants has been examined among 3 categories of countries classified according to BCG program
status. TB prevalence, MIS-C no./10 million (M) population and COVID-19 deaths/M are taken as markers.
Receiver Operation Characteristic-(ROC) curve, with some relative indicators such as (sensitivity and specificity rates),
estimation area of the trade-off between sensitivity and specificity, and cutoff points were used with different studied
markers for discriminating different three pairs of countries (which have differ.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-0870.21.11.465