EXTENSIVE TRANSMISSION OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS AMONG CHILDREN ON A SCHOOL BUS
- 1 September 2008
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Vol. 27 (9), 836-837
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0b013e31816ff7c5
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.Keywords
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