TABLE 1.
Place or form of contact | No. of outbreaks | % of total no. of outbreaks |
---|---|---|
School | 5 | 7.7 |
Hospital | 13 | 20.0 |
Nursing home | 3 | 4.6 |
Public house | 4 | 6.2 |
Work | 5 | 7.7 |
Shared house or flat | 4 | 6.2 |
Nursery | 1 | 1.5 |
Farm | 1 | 1.5 |
Family and/or friends | 9 | 13.8 |
Community and/or prisona | 12 | 18.5 |
Other | 8 | 12.3 |
Total | 65 | 100 |
Five of 20 cases in one community outbreak had occurred in prison. Similarly, in another incident of isoniazid-resistant TB in London, England, several cases were associated with a prison. The prison outbreaks have been counted as part of community outbreaks rather than as a specific prison incident.