Netherlands Journal of Medicine
Volume 60, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 281-284

Contact tracing using DNA fingerprinting in an asylum seeker with pulmonary tuberculosis (Article)

van Loenhout-Rooyackers J.H.* , Šebek M.M.G.G. , Verbeek A.L.M.
  • a Municipal Health Service, GGD Regio Nijmegen, PO Box 1120, 6501 BC Nijmegen, Netherlands
  • b Royal Netherlands TB Association, KNCV, PO Box 146, 2501 CC Hague, Netherlands
  • c University Medical Centre St Radboud, Dept. of Epidemiology Biostatistics, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, Netherlands

Abstract

Background: The diagnosis of tuberculosis in asylum seekers is followed by contact tracing, which is routinely performed by the Municipal Health Service (MHS). We investigated cases of tuberculosis whose symptoms became apparent after closure of regular contact tracing. Methods: Analysis of data from the DNA Fingerprinting Surveillance Project on all Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates and contact tracing instances. Results: Four additional cases of tuberculosis were detected, caused by bacteria of identical DNA fingerprints. No further contacts with a bacteriologically confirmed form of tuberculosis were found around these four new patients. Conclusion: DNA fingerprinting contributed to tracing instances of late manifestations of tuberculosis transmission. © 2002 Van Zuiden Communications B.V. All rights reserved.

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genetics bacterial transmission refugee human bacterial DNA Refugees health service Mycobacterium tuberculosis nonhuman DNA fingerprinting Humans lung tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary case report contact examination symptom Contact Tracing Article disease transmission data analysis bacterium isolate
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ISSN: 03002977
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English