Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) among health care workers in South Africa

Jarand, Julie, Shean, Karen, O’Donnell, Max, Loveday, Marian, Kvasnovsky, Charlotte, Van der Walt, Martie, Adams, Shahieda, Willcox, Paul, O'Grady, Justin, Zumla, Alimuddin and Dheda, Keertan (2010) Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) among health care workers in South Africa. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 15 (10). pp. 1179-1184. ISSN 1365-3156

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Abstract

Objective: To determine the clinical profile and outcomes of health care workers (HCWs) with extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in the Eastern and Western Cape Provinces of South Africa. Method: Retrospective case record review of 334 patients with XDR-TB reported during the period 1996–2008 from Western and Eastern Cape Province, Cape Town, South Africa. Case records of HCWs with XDR-TB were analysed for clinical and microbiological features, and treatment outcomes. Results: From 334 case records of patients with XDR-TB, 10 HCWs were identified. Eight of ten were HIV-uninfected, and four of 10 had died of XDR-TB despite treatment. All 10 HCWs had received an average of 2.4 courses of TB treatment before being diagnosed as XDR-TB. Conclusions: In the Eastern and Western Cape provinces of South Africa XDR-TB affects HCWs, is diagnosed rather late, does not appear to be related to HIV status and carries a high mortality. There is an urgent need for the South African government to implement WHO infection control recommendations and make available rapid drug susceptibility testing for HCWs with suspected multidrug-resistant (MDR)/XDR-TB. Further studies to establish the actual risk and sources of infection (nosocomial or community) are required.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Medical Microbiology (former - to 2018)
Depositing User:	Justin O'Grady
Date Deposited:	10 Sep 2013 04:35
Last Modified:	20 Dec 2022 12:31
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/41309
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02590.x

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