Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Outbreak among US-bound Hmong
Refugees, Thailand, 2005
John E. Oeltmann

, Jay K. Varma, Luis Ortega, Yecai Liu, Thomas O’Rourke, Maria Cano, Theresa A. Harrington, Sean Toney, Warren Jones, Samart Karuchit, Lois Diem, Dhanida Rienthong, Jordan W. Tappero, Kashef Ijaz, and Susan A. Maloney
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (J.E. Oeltmann, L. Ortega, Y. Liu, M. Cano, T. Harrington, S. Toney, L. Diem, K. Ijaz, S.A. Maloney); Thailand Ministry of Public Health–US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Bangkok, Thailand (J.K. Varma, S. Karuchit, J.W. Tappero); The International Organization for Migration, Bangkok (T. O’Rourke, W. Jones); Thailand Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok (D. Rienthong);
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Table 3
Summary of tuberculosis screening algorithm components for Hmong refugees, by date, Thailand*
Date |
Medical history |
Physical examination |
TST |
|
Sputum smear |
Culture |
Drug-susceptibility testing |
CXR
|
1 view |
2 views |
Apr–Jun 2004 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes, for those >15 years of age |
No |
Yes, if CXR indicated possible TB |
Yes, if sputum-smear positive for AFB |
No |
Jul 2004–Jan 2005 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes, for those >15 years of age |
No |
Yes, if CXR indicated possible TB |
Yes, regardless of sputum-smear status |
Yes |
Feb 2005–Apr 2007 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, for those 6 mo to 10 y of age |
Yes, for those >10 years of age |
Yes, for those 6 mo to 10 y of age |
Yes, if CXR indicated possible TB |
Yes, regardless of sputum-smear status |
Yes |
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