Epidemic of tuberculosis in a high school in Northern Sardinia
oleh: Alessandra Bua, Paola Molicotti, Anna Zanetti, Melania Ruggeri, Marina Cubeddu, Sara Cannas, Nanni Peana, Michela Sali, Giovanni Delogu, Stefania Zanetti
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01 |
Deskripsi
The aim of this study was to investigate the Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission among high school student and teacher populations in a high school in Northern Sardinia. Tuberculin skin-test screening, chest-X-rays, QuantiFERON-TB Gold, microbiological examination, spoligotyping and variable numbers of tandem repeats (VNTR) analysis of M. tuberculosis isolates were performed. This study indicates the effectiveness of the epidemiological investigation.