title: [Cluster of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in a school of the district of Ica, Peru].
abstract: We describe the evolution and features of a cluster of Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) cases that occurred in 2001, in a school located in a sub-urban area of the district of Ica, Peru. We identified 15 students related before becoming infected with tuberculosis. The mean age of the cluster was 15 years. A total of 12 students were MDR-TB cases and 7 were drug-resistant to 5 first-line drugs (RHEZS). Five out of the 15 cases received at least 3 different anti-tuberculosis treatment schemes. The average treatment duration was 37 months (minimum 21 and maximum 59 months). A total of 13 cases recovered and 2 died. This study describes a cluster of MDR -TB cases in an educational facility, which due to the epidemiological link and time presentation, is probably an outbreak of MDR TB with a satisfactory outcome after prolonged treatment.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Regional Docente de Ica, Ica, Perú.
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sardón
authors.forename: Mirtha G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Soto
authors.forename: Rolado
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anicama
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arroyo-Hernández
authors.forename: César V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Munayco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D012574:Schools; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult