TY - JOUR
T1 - Tuberculosis in Sheltered Homeless Population of Rome: An Integrated Model of Recruitment for Risk Management
AU - Laurenti, Patrizia
AU - Bruno, Stefania
AU - Quaranta, Gianluigi
AU - Delogu, Giovanni
AU - Fadda, Giovanni
AU - Pirronti, Tommaso
AU - Ricciardi, Walter
AU - La Torre, Giuseppe
AU - Cairo, Antonio Gerardo
AU - Nardella, Pierangela
AU - Geraci, Salvatore
AU - Pelargonio, Salvatore
AU - Lauria, Francesco N.
AU - Goletti, Delia
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The authors show the results of an integrated model for risk management of tuberculosis in a sample of sheltered homeless in Rome. Tuberculin skin test (TST) was used for evaluating the prevalence of latent infection (LTBI). In TST positives, expectorate was collected and chest X-ray was achieved. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to investigate determinants of infection. Out of 288 recruited subjects, 259 returned for the TST reading; 45.56% were positive and referred to a specialized center; 70 accessed the health facility and completed the clinical pathway. The risk factors associated to LTBI were male gender (OR = 3.72), age over 60 years (OR = 3.59), immigrant status (OR = 3.73), and obesity (OR = 2.19). This approach, based on an integrated social network, guarantees high adherence to screening (89.93%), allowing patients testing positive for latent tuberculosis infection to be diagnosed and rapidly referred to a specialized center
AB - The authors show the results of an integrated model for risk management of tuberculosis in a sample of sheltered homeless in Rome. Tuberculin skin test (TST) was used for evaluating the prevalence of latent infection (LTBI). In TST positives, expectorate was collected and chest X-ray was achieved. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to investigate determinants of infection. Out of 288 recruited subjects, 259 returned for the TST reading; 45.56% were positive and referred to a specialized center; 70 accessed the health facility and completed the clinical pathway. The risk factors associated to LTBI were male gender (OR = 3.72), age over 60 years (OR = 3.59), immigrant status (OR = 3.73), and obesity (OR = 2.19). This approach, based on an integrated social network, guarantees high adherence to screening (89.93%), allowing patients testing positive for latent tuberculosis infection to be diagnosed and rapidly referred to a specialized center
KW - Homeless
KW - tuberculosis
KW - Homeless
KW - tuberculosis
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/6175
M3 - Article
VL - 2012
SP - 1
EP - 7
JO - The Scientific World Journal
JF - The Scientific World Journal
SN - 2356-6140
ER -