TB index case tracing in the Roma community in the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00064211%3A_____%2F24%3AW0000050" target="_blank" >RIV/00064211:_____/24:W0000050 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11110/24:10481923 RIV/00064190:_____/24:10001231 RIV/75010330:_____/24:00014528

Result on the web

<a href="https://oadoi.org/10.1017/S0950268824000384" target="_blank" >https://oadoi.org/10.1017/S0950268824000384</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268824000384" target="_blank" >10.1017/S0950268824000384</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

TB index case tracing in the Roma community in the Czech Republic

Original language description

Tuberculosis (TB) contact tracing and TB preventive treatment are key tools in preventing the transmission of TB with the aim of eliminating the disease. Our study seeks to demonstrate how the infection spread from an individual patient to the entire community and how proactive contact tracing facilitated prompt diagnosis and treatment. Our work was conducted as a retrospective analysis of the spread of TB infection within the Roma community in the Czech Republic, following the case of an index patient who succumbed to pulmonary TB. Several levels of care and preventive and treatment measures are outlined. Confirming the identity of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain was achieved using molecular methods. Among the 39 individuals examined, TB disease was detected in eight patients and TB infection was detected in six patients. The investigation of contacts within this group yielded positive results in 36% of cases, necessitating treatment. The study's findings provide evidence that actively tracing individuals at risk can lead to early detection of cases, prompt treatment, and prevention of further disease transmission. The study also indicates that the highest risk of infection occurs within the sick person's household and that young children under the age of 5 are most susceptible to falling ill.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30304 - Public and environmental health

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Epidemiology and infection

ISSN

0950-2688

e-ISSN

1469-4409

Volume of the periodical

152

Issue of the periodical within the volume

MAR 11

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

001192359300001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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