Title
Cluster of Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in a school of the district of Ica, Peru
Other title
Conglomerado De Casos De Tuberculosis Multidrogorresistente En Un Colegio Del Distrito De Ica, Perú
Date Issued
01 January 2011
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
We describe the evolution and features of a cluster of Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) cases that occurred in 2001, in a school located in a sub-urban area of the district of Ica, Peru. We identified 15 students related before becoming infected with tuberculosis. The mean age of the cluster was 15 years. A total of 12 students were MDR-TB cases and 7 were drug-resistant to 5 first-line drugs (RHEZS). Five out of the 15 cases received at least 3 different anti-tuberculosis treatment schemes. The average treatment duration was 37 months (minimum 21 and maximum 59 months). A total of 13 cases recovered and 2 died. This study describes a cluster of MDR -TB cases in an educational facility, which due to the epidemiological link and time presentation, is probably an outbreak of MDR TB with a satisfactory outcome after prolonged treatment.
Start page
497
End page
502
Volume
28
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
EpidemiologÃa
Enfermedades infecciosas
PediatrÃa
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-80055109119
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción CientÃfica
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