公共卫生快讯：缅因州波特兰市无家可归者群体中的结核病暴发——2002 - 2003年

Public health dispatch: tuberculosis outbreak in a homeless population--Portland, Maine, 2002-2003.

出版信息

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2003 Dec 5;52(48):1184.

Abstract

During June 2002-July 2003, seven men with active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) disease in Portland, Maine, were reported to the Maine Bureau of Health (MBH). Six were linked through residence at homeless shelters; four had matching Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes. Prompt investigation and identification of approximately 1,100 contacts likely prevented further spread of TB. This report summarizes preliminary results of the ongoing investigation and MBH efforts to work with health-care providers statewide to improve early detection of TB among homeless persons.

摘要

2002年6月至2003年7月期间，缅因州波特兰市有7名活动性肺结核（TB）患者被报告给缅因州卫生局（MBH）。其中6人通过居住在无家可归者收容所建立了联系；4人的结核分枝杆菌基因型匹配。迅速开展调查并识别了约1100名接触者，这可能防止了结核病的进一步传播。本报告总结了正在进行的调查的初步结果，以及MBH与全州医疗服务提供者合作以改善对无家可归者中结核病早期检测的工作情况。