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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:

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

Contribuidores:

Simonetti M.T.Simonetti M.T.
Chiodini P.L.Chiodini P.L.
Liendo C.Liendo C.
Baretti S.Baretti S.
Albonico M.Albonico M.
Borroni E.Borroni E.
Bartoloni A.Bartoloni A.
Bruno E.Bruno E.
Pell C.Pell C.
Anselmi M.Anselmi M.
Sempértegui R.Sempértegui R.
Suarez J.A.Suarez J.A.
Cuellar I.A.Cuellar I.A.
Lozano D.Lozano D.
Ventura L.Ventura L.
Angheben A.Angheben A.
Juan Martín MoreiraJuan Martín Moreira
Bisoffi Z.Bisoffi Z.
Severino F.Severino F.
Mena M.A.Mena M.A.
Buonfrate D.Buonfrate D.
Zammarchi L.Zammarchi L.
Rojas G.C.Rojas G.C.
Torrico F.Torrico F.
Bonati M.Bonati M.
Rossolini G.M.Rossolini G.M.
Strohmeyer M.Strohmeyer M.
Nicoletti A.Nicoletti A.
Santini M.G.Santini M.G.
García H.H.García H.H.
Requena-Méndez A.Requena-Méndez A.
Hardon A.Hardon A.
Pandolfini C.Pandolfini C.
Roura M.Roura M.
Munõz J.Munõz J.
Tognoni G.Tognoni G.
Pool R.Pool R.
Bartalesi F.Bartalesi F.
Cabrera T.H.Cabrera T.H.
Confalonieri V.Confalonieri V.
Morón J.O.Morón J.O.
Tortoli E.Tortoli E.
Bustos J.A.Bustos J.A.
Santivañez S.Santivañez S.
Gotuzzo H J.E.Gotuzzo H J.E.