Concurrent Outbreaks of Tuberculosis in a School and the Wider Community in Macau.

作者信息

Chou Kuok Hei, Kam Kai Man, Ieong Sao Kun, Yip Chi Wai, Ip Peng Kei, Yew Wing Wai, Leung Chi Chiu, Wong Ngai Sze, Lau Suk Ming, Lee Shui Shan

机构信息

Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment Centre, Health Bureau, Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR), People's Republic of China.

Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.

出版信息

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Dec;4(4):359-62. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piu031. Epub 2014 Apr 30.

Between 2009 and 2012, 22 adolescents of age 15-20 from a day school in Macau were diagnosed with tuberculosis. Detection of multiple molecular clusters may suggest the presence of concurrent outbreaks, and could reflect also ongoing transmissions in the community. Careful interpretation of molecular epidemiology data is crucial in contact investigations.