High prevalence of clustered tuberculosis cases in Peruvian migrants in Florence, Italy


Abstract:

Tuberculosis is a leading cause of morbidity for Peruvian migrants in Florence, Italy, where they account for about 20% of yearly diagnosed cases. A retrospective study on cases notified in Peruvian residents in Florence in the period 2001-2010 was carried out and available Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains were genotyped (MIRU-VNTR-24 and Spoligotyping). One hundred thirty eight cases were retrieved. Genotyping performed in 87 strains revealed that 39 (44.8%) belonged to 12 clusters. Assuming that in each cluster the transmission of tuberculosis from the index case took place in Florence, a large proportion of cases could be preventable by improving early diagnosis of contagious cases and contact tracing.

Año de publicación:

2014

Keywords:

  • Immigrants
  • Perú
  • Migrants
  • epidemiology
  • Tuberculosis
  • Italy
  • CLÚSTER

Fuente:

scopusscopus

Tipo de documento:

Article

Estado:

Acceso abierto

Áreas de conocimiento:

  • Infección
  • Migración humana

Áreas temáticas de Dewey:

  • Medicina forense; incidencia de enfermedades
  • Problemas sociales y servicios a grupos
  • Factores que afectan al comportamiento social
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Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible:

  • ODS 3: Salud y bienestar
  • ODS 10: Reducción de las desigualdades
  • ODS 17: Alianzas para lograr los objetivos
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