Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in military recruits

We conducted a tuberculosis contact investigation for a female military recruit with an unreported history of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) and subsequent recurrence. Pertinent issues included identification of likely contacts from separate training phases, uncertainty on latent MDRTB inf...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2006-05, Vol.12 (5), p.760-762
Main Authors: Freier, Grace, Wright, Allen, Nelson, Gregory, Brenner, Eric, Mase, Sundari, Tasker, Sybil, Matthews, Karen L, Bohnker, Bruce K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use
Care and treatment
chemotherapy
contact investigation
Diagnosis
Dispatch
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Female
Humans
Isoniazid - therapeutic use
military medicine
Military Personnel
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Pyrazinamide - therapeutic use
Radiography, Thoracic
recruit medicine
Rifampin - therapeutic use
Tuberculin Test
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - drug therapy
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - microbiology
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - drug therapy
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - microbiology
United States
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Summary:We conducted a tuberculosis contact investigation for a female military recruit with an unreported history of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) and subsequent recurrence. Pertinent issues included identification of likely contacts from separate training phases, uncertainty on latent MDRTB infection treatment regimens and side effects, and subsequent dispersal of the contacts after exposure.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1205.050708