Epidemic of tuberculosis in a high school in Northern Sardinia

Epidemic of tuberculosis in a high school in Northern Sardinia

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 num...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Bua, Paola Molicotti, Anna Zanetti, Melania Ruggeri, Marina Cubeddu, Sara Cannas, Nanni Peana, Michela Sali, Giovanni Delogu, Stefania Zanetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
M. tuberculosis
QuantiFERON
Spoligotyping
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2012;volume=1;issue=3;spage=161;epage=163;aulast=Bua
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spelling doaj-98052c2e491c409c91780918ce9914422020-11-24T22:36:20ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Mycobacteriology2212-55312212-554X2012-01-011316116310.1016/j.ijmyco.2012.07.003Epidemic of tuberculosis in a high school in Northern SardiniaAlessandra BuaPaola MolicottiAnna ZanettiMelania RuggeriMarina CubedduSara CannasNanni PeanaMichela SaliGiovanni DeloguStefania ZanettiThe 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.http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2012;volume=1;issue=3;spage=161;epage=163;aulast=BuaTuberculosisM. tuberculosisQuantiFERONSpoligotyping
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author Alessandra Bua
Paola Molicotti
Anna Zanetti
Melania Ruggeri
Marina Cubeddu
Sara Cannas
Nanni Peana
Michela Sali
Giovanni Delogu
Stefania Zanetti
spellingShingle Alessandra Bua
Paola Molicotti
Anna Zanetti
Melania Ruggeri
Marina Cubeddu
Sara Cannas
Nanni Peana
Michela Sali
Giovanni Delogu
Stefania Zanetti
Epidemic of tuberculosis in a high school in Northern Sardinia
International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Tuberculosis
M. tuberculosis
QuantiFERON
Spoligotyping
author_facet Alessandra Bua
Paola Molicotti
Anna Zanetti
Melania Ruggeri
Marina Cubeddu
Sara Cannas
Nanni Peana
Michela Sali
Giovanni Delogu
Stefania Zanetti
author_sort Alessandra Bua
title Epidemic of tuberculosis in a high school in Northern Sardinia
title_short Epidemic of tuberculosis in a high school in Northern Sardinia
title_full Epidemic of tuberculosis in a high school in Northern Sardinia
title_fullStr Epidemic of tuberculosis in a high school in Northern Sardinia
title_full_unstemmed Epidemic of tuberculosis in a high school in Northern Sardinia
title_sort epidemic of tuberculosis in a high school in northern sardinia
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series International Journal of Mycobacteriology
issn 2212-5531
2212-554X
publishDate 2012-01-01
description 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.
topic Tuberculosis
M. tuberculosis
QuantiFERON
Spoligotyping
url http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2012;volume=1;issue=3;spage=161;epage=163;aulast=Bua
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