title: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in military recruits.
abstract: We conducted a tuberculosis contact investigation for a female military recruit with an unreported history of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) and subsequent recurrence. Pertinent issues included identification of likely contacts from separate training phases, uncertainty on latent MDRTB infection treatment regimens and side effects, and subsequent dispersal of the contacts after exposure.
authors.affiliation: Naval Hospital Beaufort-Branch Medical Clinic, Parris Island, South Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Freier
authors.forename: Allen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brenner
authors.forename: Sundari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mase
authors.forename: Sybil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tasker
authors.forename: Karen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: Bruce K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Bohnker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008889:Military Personnel; D011718:Pyrazinamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D011718:Pyrazinamide; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin