Insights from a cluster of tuberculosis outbreak in a psychiatric hospital—Shandong Province, 2024
The primary cause of this cluster outbreak was delayed outbreak alerts following the identification of the index case. To enhance outbreak prevention, medical institutions should clarify whether TB patients with a history of mental illness have been admitted in psychiatric hospitals and, if so, initiate timely outbreak alerts. Additionally, psychiatric hospitals should improve healthcare worker training to recognize TB symptoms and promptly report cases involving patients with mental illnesses.
Authors
- Yuelei Wang
- Jingyu Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7727-1355)
- Xiao-min He
- Shiwen Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6294-4865)
- Shulei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5490-0619)
- Peilin Diao
Institutions
- Shandong University of Aeronautics (CN)
- Yantai University (CN)
- Zhaotong University (CN)
- Yantai Infectious Diseases Hospital (CN)
- National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imj.2025.100163
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00