Systematic Tuberculosis Screening in Asylum Seekers in Italy

Elisa Vanino; Marina Tadolini; Luciano Attard; Claudio Po; Fausto Francia; Adriana Giannini; Pierluigi Viale

doi:10.1093/cid/cix503

Systematic Tuberculosis Screening in Asylum Seekers in Italy

Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Oct 15;65(8):1407-1409. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix503.

Authors

Elisa Vanino¹, Marina Tadolini¹, Luciano Attard¹, Claudio Po², Fausto Francia², Adriana Giannini², Pierluigi Viale¹

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, St Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna.
² Department of Public Health, Emilia Romagna Region, Italy.

PMID: 29017255
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix503

Abstract

The preliminary findings of a tuberculosis (TB) screening of asylum seekers performed in a reception center located in northern Italy reveal a post-entry screening prevalence rate of 535 per 100000 individuals screened. This result shows that systematic use of chest radiography is a useful tool for active TB screening among asylum seekers in Italy.

Keywords: asylum seekers; chest radiography; screening; tuberculosis.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Female
Humans
Italy
Male
Mass Screening* / methods
Mass Screening* / statistics & numerical data
Prevalence
Radiography, Thoracic / statistics & numerical data*
Refugees / statistics & numerical data*
Tuberculosis / diagnostic imaging*
Tuberculosis / epidemiology*
Young Adult