Extensive transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis amongst children on a school bus

Edmundo Neira-Munoz; Paul Cockcroft; Damian Basher; Ibrahim Abubakar

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Extensive transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis amongst children on a school bus

Edmundo Neira-Munoz, Paul Cockcroft, Damian Basher, Ibrahim Abubakar

Norwich Medical School

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Abstract

We report a tuberculosis outbreak in school children caused by exposure to a sputum-smear positive school bus driver. Exposed children were assessed using 2 versions of interferon-gamma release assays. Fifty-five percent (18/34) had a positive interferon-gamma release assays and 4 children developed tuberculosis. This suggests that transmission may be very efficient in this setting and highlights the need for early diagnosis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	835-837
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	27
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e31816ff7c5
Publication status	Published - Dec 2008

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