title: 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.
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.
authors: Agency for Public Health, Lazio Region, Rome, Italy.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Borgia
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Cambieri
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Chini
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Coltella
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Delogu
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Di Rosa
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Fadda
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Giorgi Rossi
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Girardi
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Goletti
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Guasticchi
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Morrone
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Pezzotti
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Romagnoli
authors: Mt
authors: M
authors: Sacerdote
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Russo
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Villani
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Zarelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016358:Contact Tracing; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / Q000517:prevention & control; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011247:Pregnancy; D012384:Rome / Q000453:epidemiology; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D014400:Tuberculosis, Splenic / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D007371:Interferon-gamma