Large outbreak of isoniazid-monoresistant tuberculosis in London, 1995 to 2006:Case-control study and recommendations

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 16, Issue 13, 2011, Pages

  Maguire, H ^a,b   Brailsford, S ^a   Carless, J ^a   Yates, M ^a   Altass, L ^c   Yates, S ^d   Anaraki, S ^a   Charlett, A ^a   Lozewicz, S ^e   Lipman, M ^f   Bothamley, G ^g  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^d National Probation Service   (United Kingdom)

^e NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; MOXIFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EPIDEMIC; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERSPERSED REPEAT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRISONER; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SPUTUM SMEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 79954517041     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Health Protection Agency (HPA). Tuberculosis in the UK. Annual report on tuberculosis surveillance and control in the UK 2007. London: HPA Centre for Infections; Nov 2007. Available from: http://www.hpa.org.uk/webw/HPAweb&HPAwebStandard/HPA web_C/1204100459636?p=1158945066450
2. Health Protection Agency (HPA). Tuberculosis in London2009: Annual report on tuberculosis surveillance in London.London: HPA London Regional Epidemiology Unit; Jan 2011.Available from: http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1294740919741
3. Anderson SR, Maguire H, Carless J. Tuberculosis in London:a decade and a half of no decline. Thorax. 2007;62(2):162-7.Erratum in: Thorax. 2007;62(6):474.
4. Office for National Statistics (ONS). Population by ethnic group, 2001 ward. London: ONS,: 2001. Available from: http://data.london.gov.uk/datafiles/demographics/ethnic-group-ward-2001.xls
5. Ruddy MC, Davies AP, Yates MD,Yates S, Balasegaram S,Drabu Y, et al. Outbreak of isoniazid resistant tuberculosis in north London. Thorax. 2004;59(4):279-85.
6. Davies A, Ruddy M, Neely F, Ruggles R, Maguire H. Outbreak of isoniazid resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis in north London 1999 -2004. Executive summary report key points and recommendations: London: Health Protection Agency.[Accessed 21 Mar 2011]. Available from: http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/hpawebfile/hpaweb_c/1194947410877
7. van Embden JD, Cave MD, Crawford JT, Dale JW, Eisenach KD, Gicquel B, et al. Strain identification of mycobacterium tuberculosis by DNA fingerprinting: recommendations for a standardized methodology. J Clin Microbiol. 1993;31(2):406-9.
8. Health Protection Agency (HPA). Antimicrobial resistancein England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2006. London: HPA; 2007. Available from: http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/ HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1204100435389
9. Maguire H, Ruddy M, Bothamley G, Patel B, Lipman M,Drobniewski F, et al. Multidrug resistance emerging in NorthLondon outbreak. Thorax. 2006;61(6):547-8.
10. National Centre for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).Tuberculosis (replaced by CG117). Clinical diagnosis and management of tuberculosis, and measures for its prevention and control. Clinical Guideline 33, Mar 2006. London: NICE. Available from: http://www.nice.org.uk/CG033
11. Maguire H, Carless J, Mumtaz S, Kinross P. Isoniazid resistantTB outbreak in London. 2000 to 2008. Progress report for TB professionals across London. November 2008. London: Health Protection Agency. Available from: http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1237277187078
12. Maguire H, Forrester S, Adam S on behalf of the London Isoniazid Resistant TB Outbreak Control Committee. Isoniazid resistant TB outbreak in London 2000 to 2006. Progress report and updated recommendations of the London Outbreak Control Committee. May 2006. London: Health Protection Agency. Available from: http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1194947375784
13. Maguire H, Dale JW, McHugh TD, Butcher PD, Gillespie SH,Costetsos A, et al. Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in London 1995-7 showing low rate of active transmission. Thorax.2002;57(7):617-22.
14. Story A, Murad S, Roberts W, Verheyen M, Hayward AC; London Tuberculosis Nurses Network.Tuberculosis in London:The importance of homelessness, problem drug use and prison. Thorax. 2007;62(8):667-71.
15. Craig GM, Booth H, Story A, Hayward A, Hall J, Goodburn A, et al. The impact of social factors on tuberculosis management. J Adv Nurs. 2007;58(5):418-24.
16. Story A, Bothamley G, Hayward A. Crack-cocaine and infectious tuberculosis. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14(9):1466-9.
17. Tulsky JP, Hahn JA, Long HL, Chambers DB, Robertson MJ,Chesney MA, et al. Can the poor adhere? Incentives for adherence to TB prevention in homeless adults. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2004;8(1):83-91.
18. Neely F, Maguire H, Le Brun F, Davies A, Gelb D, Yates S. High rate of transmission among contacts in large London outbreak of isoniazid mono-resistant tuberculosis. J Public Health. 2010;32(1):44-51.
19. Malotte CK, Hollingshead JR, Larro M. Incentives vs outreachworkers for latent tuberculosis treatment in drug users. Am JPrev Med. 2001;20(2):103-7.
20. Murray M. Sampling bias in the molecular epidemiology oftuberculosis. Emerg Infect Dis. 2002;8(4):363-9.
21. Murray M, Alland D. Methodological Problems In theMolecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis. Am J Epidemiol. 2002;155(6):565-71.
22. Sandegren L, Groenheit R, Koivula T, Ghebremichael S, AdvaniA, Castro E, et al. Genomic stability over 9 years of an isoniazidresistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis outbreak strain inSweden. PLoS One. 2011;6(1):e16647.
23. Hannan MM, Peres H, Maltez F, Hayward AC, Machado J,Morgado A, et al. Investigation and control of a large outbreakof multi-drug resistant tuberculosis at a central Lisbon hospital. J Hosp Infect. 2001;47(2):91-7.