Tuberculosis Outbreak in a Primary School, Milan, Italy

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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Main Authors: Marino Faccini, Luigi Ruffo Codecasa, Giorgio Ciconali, Serafina Cammarata, Catia Rosanna Borriello, Costanza De Gioia, Alessandro Za, Andrea Filippo Marino, Valentina Vighi, Maurizio Ferrarese, Giovanni Gesu, Ester Mazzola, Silvana Castaldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
outbreak
tuberculosis
school
children
genotyping
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/3/12-0527_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/3/12-0527_article

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