Title
High prevalence of clustered tuberculosis cases in Peruvian migrants in Florence, Italy
Date Issued
01 January 2014
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Zammarchi L.
Tortoli E.
Borroni E.
Bartalesi F.
Strohmeyer M.
Baretti S.
Simonetti M.T.
Liendo C.
Santini M.G.
Rossolini G.M.
Bartoloni A.
Bonati M.
Pandolfini C.
Severino F.
Confalonieri V.
Tognoni G.
Bisoffi Z.
Buonfrate D.
Angheben A.
Albonico M.
Muñoz J.
Requena-Mendez A.
Roura M.
Ventura L.
Pool R.
Pell C.
Hardon A.
Chiodini P.
Moreira J.
Anselmi M.
Sempértegui R.
Torrico F.
Lozano D.
Cabrera T.H.
Morón J.O.
Cuellar I.A.
Suarez J.A.
Rojas G.C.
Nicoletti A.
Bruno E.
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
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.
Start page
45
End page
47
Volume
6
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas
Patología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84983435051
Source
Infectious Disease Reports
Sponsor(s)
Seventh Framework Programme - 261495
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus