Initial infectious disease screening evaluation of the international adoptee

Abstract

International adoptees are consistently exposed to unbelievable living conditions prior to being adopted that, coupled with malnourished states, substandard medical assessment and care, and unreliable immunizations, place them at significant risk for infectious diseases. In this second in a three-part series of topics related to the care of international adoptees, we discuss recommended infectious disease screening tests that can be provided by the primary care physician once the child arrives in the United States.