A CLUSTER OF TUBERCULOSIS AMONG CRACK HOUSE CONTACTS IN SAN-MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

被引：55

作者：

LEONHARDT, KK ^{[1
]}

GENTILE, F ^{[1
]}

GILBERT, BP ^{[1
]}

AIKEN, M ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CTY SAN MATEO DEPT HLTH SERV,DIV PUBL HLTH,SAN MATEO,CA 94403

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH | 1994年 / 84卷 / 11期

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D O I：

10.2105/AJPH.84.11.1834

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

In March 1992, a cluster of 89 persons with tuberculosis infection was identified in San Mateo County, California. Thirteen persons (15%), including 11 children, were diagnosed with active pulmonary tuberculosis. All contacts were African Americans who resided in or visited one of two houses used for crack cocaine smoking or dealing. The patient with the index case, a male infected with human immunodeficiency virus, contributed to the transmission of tuberculosis as a transient resident of several dwellings. Public health authorities applied unique intervention methods to control the outbreak, including the use of a mobile health van. Further innovative strategies will be necessary to meet the challenge of this reemerging disease.

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页码：1834 / 1836

页数：3