High rate of tuberculosis reinfection during a nosocomial outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis strain B

Authors
Rivero, A Marquez, M Santos, J Pinedo, A Sanchez, MA Esteve, A Samper, S Martin, C
Citation
A. Rivero et al., High rate of tuberculosis reinfection during a nosocomial outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis strain B, CLIN INF D, 32(1), 2001, pp. 159-161
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10584838 → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
159 - 161
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(20010101)32:1<159:HROTRD>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We present a study of a nosocomial outbreak of multidrug-resistant tubercul osis caused by Mycobacterium bovis in 31 patients, 30 of whom were infected with human immunodeficiency virus; all 31 died of progressive tuberculosis . All M. bovis strains had identical spoligotyping patterns and showed resi stance to 12 antituberculosis drugs. Reinfection was suggested in 11 cases and confirmed in 4 by molecular typing methods. The causative strain was na med "B strain."