Suspected transmission of tuberculosis in a maternity ward from a smear-positive nurse: preliminary results of clinical evaluations and testing of neonates potentially exposed, Rome, Italy, 1 January to 28 July 2011-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Suspected transmission of tuberculosis in a maternity ward from a smear-positive nurse: preliminary results of clinical evaluations and testing of neonates potentially exposed, Rome, Italy, 1 January to 28 July 2011

Published:2011-10-06 Issue:40 Volume:16 Page:
ISSN:1560-7917
Container-title:Eurosurveillance
language:en
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Author:

Borgia P¹,Cambieri A²,Chini F¹,Coltella L³,Delogu G²,Di Rosa E⁴,Fadda G²,Giorgi Rossi P¹,Girardi E⁵,Goletti D⁵,Guasticchi G¹,Morrone A⁶,Pezzotti P¹,Romagnoli C²,Sacerdote M T⁴,Russo C³,Villani A³,Zarelli L⁵

Affiliation:

1. Agency for Public Health, Lazio Region, Rome, Italy

2. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

3. Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy

4. Azienda Sanitaria Locale Roma E, Rome, Italy

5. L. Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases (INMI), Rome, Italy

6. Azienda Ospedaliera S. Camillo-Forlanini, Rome, Italy

Abstract

We report preventive measures adopted after tuberculosis (TB) transmission from a nurse to a newborn assessed in late July 2011. All exposed neonates born between January and July 2011 were clinically evaluated and tested by QuantiFERON TB gold in-tube; newborns testing positive were referred for prophylaxis. Of 1,340 newborns, 118 (9%) tested positive and no other active cases of TB were found. Active surveillance for TB will be continued over the next three years for all those exposed.

Publisher

European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

Subject

Virology,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Epidemiology

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