Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in military recruits.
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.
Freier
Grace
G
Naval Hospital Beaufort-Branch Medical Clinic, Parris Island, South Carolina, USA.
Wright
Allen
A
Nelson
Gregory
G
Brenner
Eric
E
Mase
Sundari
S
Tasker
Sybil
S
Matthews
Karen L
KL
Bohnker
Bruce K
BK
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
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D011718:Pyrazinamide; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin