Conglomerado de casos de tuberculosis multidrogorresistente en un colegio del distrito de Ica, Perú
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15534878 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julio Torres, Júlio César Nogueira Torres (corresponding author), Victoria Sardón, Mirtha G Soto (Ministerio de Salud), Rolado Anicama (Dirección Regional de Salud del Callao), Hugo Arroyo-Hernández (0000-0001-5128-7820, Saint Aloysius Gonzaga National University), Cesar V Munayco (0000-0001-7872-8913, Ministerio de Salud) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 497-502 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1726-4634 • E-ISSN: 1726-4642 |
| Publisher | National Institute of Health of Peru (PUBLISHER • PE) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s1726-46342011000300014 |
| PMID | 22086631 |
| OpenAlex | W2075498698 |
| SCIELO_PID | S1726-46342011000300014 |
| Language | ES |
| References cited | 1 |
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
Cluster (spacecraft · Outbreak · Pathology · Tuberculosis · Medicine · Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment · Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics · Virology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |