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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Eurosurveillance, 40(16), 2011

DOI: 10.2807/ese.16.40.19984-en

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Suspected transmission of tuberculosis in a maternity ward from a smear-positive nurse: Preliminary results of clinical evaluations and testing of neonates potentially exposed, Rome, Italy, 1 January to 28 July 2011

Journal article published in 2011 by P. Borgia, E. di Rosa, A. Cambieri, F. Chini, E. Girardi, L. Coltella, D. Goletti ORCID, G. Delogu ORCID, G. Guasticchi, G. Fadda, A. Morrone, Paolo Giorgi Rossi ORCID, P. Pezzotti, C. Romagnoli, Mt T. Sacerdote and other authors.
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Abstract

We report preventive measures adopted after tuberculosis (TB) transmission from a nurse to a newborn assessed in late July 2011. All exposed neonates born between January and July 2011 were clinically evaluated and tested by QuantiFERON TB gold in-tube; newborns testing positive were referred for prophylaxis. Of 1,340 newborns, 118 (9%) tested positive and no other active cases of TB were found. Active surveillance for TB will be continued over the next three years for all those exposed.