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Tuberculosis Outbreak in a Primary School, Milan, Italy
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 3, Pp 485-487 (2013)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013.
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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.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.bcd7df2f11494e82b43e63857ee58793
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1903.120527