Minerva Pneumologica
Volume 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 93-98

Tuberculosis' prevention among immigrants and their compliance with preventive therapy. Our experience [La prevenzione della tubercolosi negli immigrati extracomunitari. Valutazione della compliance agli schemi di profilassi. Nostra esperienza] (Article)

Rossi S.* , Tazza R. , Ferranti P.
  • a Azienda USL n 5, Servizio di Pneumologia Territoriale, Terni, Italy, Servizio Pneumologia Territoriale, Via F Cesi. 24, 05100 Terni, Italy
  • b Azienda USL n 5, Servizio di Pneumologia Territoriale, Terni, Italy
  • c Azienda USL n 5, Servizio di Pneumologia Territoriale, Terni, Italy

Abstract

In Italy, as well as in other industrialized countries, a lot of investigators note a recurring epidemic of tuberculosis. Several causes are considered responsible for this new situation. One of these consists of increased immigration from developing countries. We have considered this population for evaluating its compliance to the prophylaxis versus Mycobacterium tuberculosis in twelve months of observation. Nineteen persons, nine males, ten females, 90% from Morocco were included in our study. The design of the study expected that all patients with negative and positive tinetest, in absence of film chest pathology were controlled in pre-established note and, if necessary, treated in chemoprophylaxis. High compliance, in this population, was a great surprise in our team and it confirms that adequate education in sanitary measures is a perscrutable target in extracomunitary immigrants.

Author Keywords

prevention tuberculosis immigrants

Index Keywords

male human female Mycobacterium tuberculosis tuberculosis immigrant clinical article rifampicin Article prophylaxis Morocco isoniazid
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ISSN: 00264954
Original Language: Italian