title: Tuberculosis outbreak in a primary school, Milan, Italy.
abstract: Investigation of an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) in a primary school in Milan, Italy, found 15 schoolchildren had active TB disease and 173 had latent TB infection. TB was also identified in 2 homeless men near the school. Diagnostic delay, particularly in the index case-patient, contributed to the transmission of infection.
authors.affiliation: Prevention Department ASL Milano, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Marino
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faccini
authors.forename: Luigi Ruffo
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Codecasa
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ciconali
authors.forename: Serafina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cammarata
authors.forename: Catia Rosanna
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Borriello
authors.forename: Costanza
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Gioia
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Za
authors.forename: Andrea Filippo
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vighi
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrarese
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gesu
authors.forename: Ester
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mazzola
authors.forename: Silvana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Castaldi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D016358:Contact Tracing; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D055985:Latent Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012574:Schools; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission
keywords: Beijing strain; Italy; Milan; bacteria; children; control; diagnosis; disease management; epidemiology; genotyping; homeless; outbreak; school; surveillance; tuberculosis; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria