title: Concurrent Outbreaks of Tuberculosis in a School and the Wider Community in Macau.
abstract: Between 2009 and 2012, 22 adolescents of age 15-20 from a day school in Macau were diagnosed with tuberculosis. Detection of multiple molecular clusters may suggest the presence of concurrent outbreaks, and could reflect also ongoing transmissions in the community. Careful interpretation of molecular epidemiology data is crucial in contact investigations.
authors.affiliation: Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment Centre, Health Bureau, Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR), People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Kuok Hei
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.affiliation: Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Kai Man
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kam
authors.affiliation: Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment Centre, Health Bureau, Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR), People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Sao Kun
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ieong
authors.affiliation: Tuberculosis Laboratory, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chi Wai
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Yip
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Public Health, Health Bureau, Macau SAR, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Peng Kei
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Ip
authors.affiliation: Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wing Wai
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Yew
authors.affiliation: Tuberculosis and Chest Service, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chi Chiu
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.affiliation: Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ngai Sze
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment Centre, Health Bureau, Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR), People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Suk Ming
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.affiliation: Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shui Shan
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008256:Macau / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D012574:Schools; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: RFLP; contact investigation; molecular epidemiology; school; tuberculosis