Extensive transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among children on a school bus.
Neira-Munoz, Edmundo;
Smith, Janette;
Cockcroft, Paul;
Basher, Damian;
Abubakar, Ibrahim;
(2008)
Extensive transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among children on a school bus.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 27 (9).
pp. 835-837.
ISSN 0891-3668
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e31816ff7c5
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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.
