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2 new cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis confirmed, 1 relapse
Jolene Toves | The Guam Daily Post
12 hrs ago
Two cases of tuberculosis have been confirmed on Guam, according to the Department of Public Health and Social Services, who informed the community in a press release on Monday.
DPHSS reported that the two new cases are multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. A relapsed case is also being treated.
“The initial Guam MDR-TB case is linked to a 2021 outbreak in the U.S. This case was a TB contact in the mainland outbreak who moved back to Guam and started developing TB symptoms recently. This individual was confirmed to have MRD-TB, as they were resistant to four of the first-line TB treatments,” Public Health said.
An investigation into whom the MDR-TB-positive individual came in contact with led health officials to discover one secondary case...
2 new cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis confirmed, 1 relapse
Jolene Toves | The Guam Daily Post
12 hrs ago
Two cases of tuberculosis have been confirmed on Guam, according to the Department of Public Health and Social Services, who informed the community in a press release on Monday.
DPHSS reported that the two new cases are multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. A relapsed case is also being treated.
“The initial Guam MDR-TB case is linked to a 2021 outbreak in the U.S. This case was a TB contact in the mainland outbreak who moved back to Guam and started developing TB symptoms recently. This individual was confirmed to have MRD-TB, as they were resistant to four of the first-line TB treatments,” Public Health said.
An investigation into whom the MDR-TB-positive individual came in contact with led health officials to discover one secondary case...