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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Tuberculosis among students: the alarm only nine months after the first three cases

Three cases of tuberculosis before the girl admitted all'Amedeo hours of Savoy in Turin. And 'what is ascertaining the Attorney analyzing the correspondence between the head of the department of Molinette attended by medical students of the fourth year of channel A and university organizations. February 3 was already reported (there is a letter written) in that course there were three cases of suspected tuberculosis. Despite this warning the course too and just started on October 28, after a hospital stay of twenty-two, have taken precautions.

FOUR CASES - Students could attend both the department of general medicine and hematology to where, however, immunocompromised patients are hospitalized and therefore likely to be infected. Precautions, however, provided for the suspension of students attending the fourth year of channel A only since last November 14. Not a single case, as the university through the mouths of some of its members would have told the local press. 4 but, as far as ascertained by a letter from primary to university leaders. The first, in July 2009: the same course, a girl of Cuneo curatasi then Genoa. Better not to know. Why does ASL has been involved only in the last case, that of the hospital? It's not that we tried to hide or underestimate how even reported?

OBLIGATION OF TESTS - Example of involution, both medical and cultural step back is sore at the time of thin TBC when it is synonymous with hunger and lifestyles not quite orthodox. But perhaps, given the global economic crisis, the return of this infectious disease is now considered historic and should make us think ... 'also obvious that no one collects health information about trainees, or when access to medicine or when the lanes are expected to attend. It speaks only of examinations required to hepatitis B. Incredible. In addition to any student in Italy is called hepatitis B. If there is an obligation, because students do not know anything? It 'a test done without their knowledge? There is actually a circular from the Ministry of Health in 2009, which equates to medical students and health care workers to trainees. Then be subjected to the same controls. And if the girl ammalatasi, whose diagnosis came when even the young coughing blood, it would be an occupational disease.

OBSERVATORY INFECTIOUS DISEASES - The investigation coordinated by the prosecutor Raffaele Guariniello is assessing deficiencies and promises new surprises. Meanwhile, other cases have been discovered: two of the staff of a company that works in the same hospital wards, others in different fields, in school, a girl in high school and two preschoolers. And the prosecutor, as done in the past for work-related cancers, has opened a Centre for Infectious Diseases. With particular attention to tuberculosis. Now, the cases must be reported. And perhaps the case would be to open one in each region, not forgetting the numerous cases of Lazio including the nurse's Gemini and the equally disturbing cases among health care workers in the Veneto.

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