Tuberculosis Outbreak in a Primary School, Milan, Italy

Investigation of an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) in a primary school in Milan, Italy, found 15 schoolchildren had active TB disease and 173 had latent TB infection. TB was also identified in 2 homeless men near the school. Diagnostic delay, particularly in the index case-patient, contributed to the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Faccini, Marino, Codecasa, Luigi Ruffo, Ciconali, Giorgio, Cammarata, Serafina, Borriello, Catia Rosanna, De Gioia, Costanza, Za, Alessandro, Marino, Andrea Filippo, Vighi, Valentina, Ferrarese, Maurizio, Gesu, Giovanni, Mazzola, Ester, Castaldi, Silvana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23621942
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1902.120527
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Sumario:Investigation of an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) in a primary school in Milan, Italy, found 15 schoolchildren had active TB disease and 173 had latent TB infection. TB was also identified in 2 homeless men near the school. Diagnostic delay, particularly in the index case-patient, contributed to the transmission of infection.

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