Screening outcomes of household contacts of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Peshawar, Pakistan

Arshad Javaid; Anila Basit; Arshad Javaid; Mazhar Ali Khan; Sumaira Mehreen; Anila Basit; Muhammad Ihtesham; Irfan Ullah; Afsar Khan; Ubaid Ullah; Mir Azam Khan; Raza Ali Khan

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Screening outcomes of household contacts of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Peshawar, Pakistan

Author: Arshad JAVAID ¹ ; Anila BASIT ¹ ; Arshad JAVAID ² ; Mazhar Ali KHAN ² ; Sumaira MEHREEN ² ; Anila BASIT ² ; Muhammad IHTESHAM ² ; Irfan ULLAH ² ; Afsar KHAN ² ; Ubaid ULLAH ² ; Mir Azam KHAN ³ ; Raza Ali KHAN ⁴
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1. Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital
2. Programmatic Management of Drug Resistant TB Unit, Lady Reading Hospital
3. Peshawar Medical College
4. Kohat University of Science and Technology
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Household contacts; MDR-TB; Pakistan; Peshawar; Tuberculosis
From: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 2016;9(9):909-912
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To assess the profile of TB/multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) among household contacts of MDR-TB patients. Methods Close contacts of MDR-TB patients were traced in the cross-sectional study. Different clinical, radiological and bacteriological were performed to rule out the evidence of TB/MDR-TB. Results Between January 2012 and December 2012, a total of 200 index MDR-TB patients were initiated on MDR-TB treatment, out of which home visit and contacts screening were conducted for 154 index cases. Of 610 contacts who could be studied, 41 (17.4%) were diagnosed with MDR-TB and 10 (4.2%) had TB. The most common symptoms observed were cough, chest pain and fever. Conclusions The high incidence of MDR-TB among close contacts emphasize the need for effective contact screening programme of index MDR-TB cases in order to cut the chain of transmission of this disease.