Abstract
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis outbreak in gaming centers, Singapore, 2012.
Highlights
We report a 2012 outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) in Singapore, in which transmission occurred among 5 immunocompetent 19- to 28-year-old men within 2 Local area network (LAN) gaming centers
Patient A had spent several hours daily at LAN center 1, where he participated in gaming and worked part time
Culture results for patients D and E were positive for MDR TB, and bacteria had a drug-resistance phenotype identical to that for isolates from patients A–C
Summary
Prevention of invasive group A streptococcal disease among household contacts of case patients and among postpartum and postsurgical patients: recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Outbreak in Gaming Centers, Singapore, 2012 We report a 2012 outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) in Singapore, in which transmission occurred among 5 immunocompetent 19- to 28-year-old men within 2 LAN gaming centers.
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