Abstract
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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 161-163 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | International Journal of Mycobacteriology |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sep 2012 |
Keywords
- M. tuberculosis
- QuantiFERON
- Spoligotyping
- Tuberculosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology (medical)