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Case Reports
. 2024 Jun 17;12(6):1216.
doi: 10.3390/microorganisms12061216.

Tuberculosis in a Migrant Population: Integrated Management of a Case through the Prevention Department and Hospital Services

Nahuel Fiorito  1 , Daniela Piacentini  2 , Serena Cian  1 , Anna Voltolini  1 , Jacopo Fagherazzi  1 , Erica Bino  1 , Marika Brancher  1 , Giorgia De Luca  1 , Marica Battistin  1 , Mattia Manzi  1 , Vincenzo Marcotrigiano  1 , Angela Vedana  3 , Christian Napoli  4   5 , Sandro Cinquetti  1
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Tuberculosis in a Migrant Population: Integrated Management of a Case through the Prevention Department and Hospital Services

Nahuel Fiorito et al. Microorganisms. .

Abstract

Among numerous public health actions, the Prevention Departments of Local Health Authorities take charge of the migrant asylum-seeking population for health assessments, for the implementation of preventive activities, and for any consequent actions. This report describes two cases of tuberculosis in Belluno Province managed by a multidisciplinary team made up of healthcare workers that involved numerous diagnostic, clinical, and prophylactic implications, as well as an analysis of the epidemiological aspects related to the incidence of cases along the migration route. Although the cases occurred in a northeastern Italian territory, the management methods described here may represent good practices to share on this operational line, which can promote the strengthening of cooperation between Health Authorities and Emergency Reception Centers to correctly identify cases of active tuberculosis that may not have been initially screen-detected.

Keywords: clinical management; healthcare workers; migrant; public health; tuberculosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Map of migrants’ route related to countries crossed.
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Chest X-ray of case n. 1.
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Chest X-ray of case n. 2.
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Flowchart of the cases described.
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Figure 5
Follow-up chest X-ray of case n. 1.
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