Prolonged in-hospital exposure to an infant with active pulmonary tuberculosis

M. L Ciofi Degli Atti; G. Castelli Gattinara; G. Ciliento; L. Lancella; C. Russo; L. Coltella; M. R. Vinci; S. Zaffina; M. Raponi

doi:10.1017/S0950268810001809

Prolonged in-hospital exposure to an infant with active pulmonary tuberculosis

M. L Ciofi Degli Atti, G. Castelli Gattinara, G. Ciliento, L. Lancella, C. Russo, L. Coltella, M. R. Vinci, S. Zaffina, M. Raponi

Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	139-142
Number of pages	4
Journal	Epidemiology and Infection
Volume	139
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268810001809
Publication status	Published - Jan 2011

Keywords

Hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections
paediatrics
tuberculosis (TB)

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Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology

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