Drug-susceptible tuberculosis outbreak in a state correctional facility housing HIV-infected inmates--South Carolina, 1999-2000.
During 1999-2000, South Carolina's Department of Corrections (SCDC), Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), and CDC investigated an outbreak of drug-susceptible tuberculosis (TB) that occurred in a state correctional facility housing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected inmates. All culture-confirmed case-patients have been linked by IS6110-based DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. This report describes the outbreak investigation and illustrates the need for increased vigilance for TB in settings in which HIV-infected persons congregate.
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000328:Adult; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics; D011330:Prisons; D013022:South Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology*