Tuberculosis Outbreak in a Primary School, Milan, Europe

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

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Tuberculosis Outbreak in a Primary School, Milan, Europe

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Mar 2013
By Faccini, Marino ; Codecasa, Luigi Ruffo ; Ciconali, Giorgio

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Emerg Infect Dis
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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
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Investigation of an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) in a primary school in Milan, Europe, 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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Emerg Infect Dis. 19(3):485-487.
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Journal Article
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19
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3
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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