Volume 9, Number 8—August 2003
Research
Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in HIV-Negative Patients, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Domingo Palmero*
, Viviana Ritacco†, Martha Ambroggi‡, Marcela Natiello‡, Lucía Barrera†, Lilian Capone‡, Alicia Dambrosi‡, Martha Di Lonardo‡, Nélida Isola‡, Susana Poggi‡, Marisa Vescovo‡, and Eduardo Abbate‡
, Viviana Ritacco†, Martha Ambroggi‡, Marcela Natiello‡, Lucía Barrera†, Lilian Capone‡, Alicia Dambrosi‡, Martha Di Lonardo‡, Nélida Isola‡, Susana Poggi‡, Marisa Vescovo‡, and Eduardo Abbate‡
Table 2
Distribution of 79 HIV-negative patients with initial multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MTDRTB) according to the putative exposure setting and DNA fingerprint findings, Muñiz Hospital, Argentina, 1991–2000
| Setting | n (% of total) | RFLP donea | M strain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital |
|||
| Healthcare workersb |
20 (25.3) |
15 |
10 |
| Patients |
7 (8.9) |
5 |
5 |
| Household |
35 (44.3) |
19 |
5 |
| Unknown |
17 (21.5) |
10 |
4 |
| Total | 79 (100) | 49 | 24 |
aRFLP, restriction fragment length polymorphism.
bPhysicians, 6; nurses, 5; bacteriologists, 2; and auxiliary staff, 7.
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