1. Prolonged in-hospital exposure to an infant with active pulmonary tuberculosis.
- Author
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Ciofi degli Atti ML, Castelli Gattinara G, Ciliento G, Lancella L, Russo C, Coltella L, Vinci MR, Zaffina S, and Raponi M
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Child, Child, Preschool, Contact Tracing, Cross Infection diagnosis, Cross Infection drug therapy, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Middle Aged, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary drug therapy, Young Adult, Antitubercular Agents therapeutic use, Cross Infection transmission, Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary diagnosis, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary transmission
- Abstract
Active pulmonary tuberculosis was diagnosed in a 4-month-old infant 16 days after hospitalization; 186 exposed individuals were traced and one conversion detected. Although the risk of tuberculosis transmission in paediatric hospitals is low, paediatricians in low-incidence countries should maintain a high level of alert for timely identification of cases.
- Published
- 2011
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