High prevalence of clustered tuberculosis cases in Peruvian migrants in Florence, Italy

High prevalence of clustered tuberculosis cases in Peruvian migrants in Florence, Italy

Tuberculosis is a leading cause of morbidity for Peruvian migrants in Florence, Italy, where they account for about 20% of yearly diagnosed cases. A retrospective study on cases notified in Peruvian residents in Florence in the period 2001-2010 was carried out and available <em>Mycobacterium t...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo Zammarchi, Enrico Tortoli, Emanuele Borroni, Filippo Bartalesi, Marianne Strohmeyer, Simonetta Baretti, Maria Tullia Simonetti, Carola Liendo, Maria Grazia Santini, Gian Maria Rossolini, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Alessandro Bartoloni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Infectious Disease Reports
Subjects:
tuberculosis, immigrants, migrants, cluster, epidemiology, Peru, Italy
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/5646

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