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.
Tuberculosis Outbreak in a Primary School, Milan, Italy / M. Faccini, L. Ruffo Codecasa, G. Ciconali, S. Cammarata, C.R. Borriello, C. De Gioia, A. Za, M. Ferrarese, A.F. Marino, V. Vighi, G. Gesu, E. Mazzola, S. Castaldi. - In: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 1080-6040. - 19:3(2013), pp. 485-487.
Tuberculosis Outbreak in a Primary School, Milan, Italy
A.F. Marino;V. Vighi
;S. CastaldiUltimo
2013
Abstract
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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