title: An outbreak of isoniazid resistant tuberculosis in Glasgow 1981-1988.
abstract: An increase in the number of patients attending the Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow with isoniazid resistant tuberculosis, prompted a survey of the incidence of the condition in Glasgow. There was a clustering of cases among the homeless and/or alcoholic population of the city, particularly between the years 1982 and 1986. This suggests an outbreak of isoniazid resistance among that population, probably spread from a single, but unidentified source.
authors.affiliation: Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, U.K.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wosornu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: MacIntyre
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Watt
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D011515:Prothionamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D011515:Prothionamide; D007538:Isoniazid