Practical method of control of TBC in a population of students belonging to the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

AIM: To describe the surveillance and control protocol for tuberculosis in healthcare students in use at the CMO of University "Sapienza" and founded on a dedicated database.

METHODS

Analysis of health certificates through a dedicated data storage software based on Microsoft Access 2007.

RESULTS

Students resulting positive to Mantoux test who did not undergo second-level examination (chest X-ray, TB Gold, prophylaxis) are invited to refer themselves within ten days to the infectious disease specialist.

CONCLUSION

the methodological analysis, refined over the years by the CMO staff of the Sapienza University of Rome, allowed to match clinical certification data, to rapidly focus upon TBC spread control among healthcare settings, to register new students time zero before their admission to courses and potential professional exposure, to perform epidemiological studies aimed to increase TBC control through healthcare system released clinical certification confirmation.