Neglected disease in mentally ill patients: Major tuberculosis outbreak in a psychiatric hospital

•Mentally ill patients are at increased risk of tuberculosis.•Maintaining awareness of tuberculosis in psychiatric patients is necessary to avoid diagnostic delay.•Active approach is necessary in adopting infection control measures in psychiatric institutions. As tuberculosis incidence decreases, th...

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Published in:American journal of infection control Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 456 - 457
Main Authors: Zmak, Ljiljana, Obrovac, Mihaela, Lovric, Zvjezdana, Jankovic Makek, Mateja, Katalinic Jankovic, Vera
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2017
Mosby-Year Book, Inc
Subjects:
Croatia - epidemiology
Disease control
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Hospitals
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Humans
Infectious Disease
Male
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - complications
Mentally Ill Persons
Middle Aged
Neglected Diseases - epidemiology
TB in mentally ill patients
TB infection control
TB outbreak
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - epidemiology
Croatia
TB infection control
TB outbreak
TB in mentally ill patients
ISSN:0196-6553, 1527-3296
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Summary:•Mentally ill patients are at increased risk of tuberculosis.•Maintaining awareness of tuberculosis in psychiatric patients is necessary to avoid diagnostic delay.•Active approach is necessary in adopting infection control measures in psychiatric institutions. As tuberculosis incidence decreases, the possibility of overlooking the disease increases, especially in vulnerable populations. We describe here a major tuberculosis outbreak among mentally ill patients in Croatia, focusing on 1 regional hospital where most patients were hospitalized. The outbreak emphasizes the vulnerability of mentally ill patients to tuberculosis infection and the complexity of infection control measures in psychiatric institutions. The awareness of tuberculosis in these settings should be maintained to interrupt prolonged exposure and avoid unnecessary infection.
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ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.09.004