[Cluster of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in a school of the district of Ica, Peru]

Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2011 Jul-Sep;28(3):497-502. doi: 10.1590/s1726-46342011000300014.
[Article in Spanish]

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.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Peru / epidemiology
  • Schools
  • Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / epidemiology*
  • Young Adult