Surie Diya, Fane Othusitse, Finlay Alyssa, Ogopotse Matsiri, Tobias James L, Click Eleanor S, Modongo Chawangwa, Zetola Nicola M, Moonan Patrick K, Oeltmann John E
Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Mar;23(3):487-490. doi: 10.3201/eid2303.161183. Epub 2017 Mar 15.
During 2012-2015, 10 of 24 patients infected with matching genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis received care at the same hospital in Gaborone, Botswana. Nosocomial transmission was initially suspected, but we discovered plausible sites of community transmission for 20 (95%) of 21 interviewed patients. Active case-finding at these sites could halt ongoing transmission.
在2012年至2015年期间,24名感染了匹配基因型结核分枝杆菌的患者中有10名在博茨瓦纳哈博罗内的同一家医院接受治疗。最初怀疑是医院内传播,但我们发现,在接受访谈的21名患者中,有20名(95%)存在可能的社区传播地点。在这些地点开展主动病例发现工作可以阻止正在进行的传播。