Transmission of tuberculosis among patients with human immunodeficiency virus at a university hospital in Brazil.
This study evaluated the IS6110-RFLP patterns of 109 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates of patients with HIV cared for at a Brazilian university hospital. Thirteen clusters involving 35 (32.1%) individuals were identified. Nosocomial transmission was possible in 5 cases. Strategies to prevent M. tuberculosis transmission should be implemented in hospitals in developing countries.
Resende
Mariângela R
MR
Disciplina de Moléstias Infecciosas, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP, São Paulo, Brasil.
Villares
Maria Cecilia B
MC
Ramos
Marcelo de C
Mde C
D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003428:Cross Infection; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D008297:Male; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000235:genetics / Q000635:transmission*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial