In this cluster, 114 contacts were identified (57% HCWs and 43% from community).
The study period was approximately 20 years (January 1981 to December 2001) and the total number of patients and contacts were 325 and 968 for tuberculosis and 726 and 3066 for leprosy, respectively.
The mean (± SD) coordinates of the left selected contacts were 13.1 (±1.3) mm lateral to the AC-PC line, 0.8 (±2.0) mm below AC-PC and 3.9 (±1.5) mm posterior to the midpoint of the AC-PC line.
The mean coordinates of the right selected contacts were 11.1 (±1.2) mm lateral to the AC-PC line, 1.5 (±1.8) mm below AC-PC and 4.5 (±1.6) mm posterior to the midpoint of the AC-PC line.
The changes in drug therapy initiated following telephone contacts were 1.81 ± 1.73 per patient.
The changes in drug therapy suggested during the telephone contacts were 1.81 ± 1.73 per patient.
These contacts were 1.6× (95% CI 1.4 1.9) as likely as the referent group to have a positive result.
The mean totals of reported contacts were 70.3 (SD 40.8) and 24.8 (SD 22.5) during typical school days and closure, respectively.
When excluding the unspecific Z-codes (factors influencing health status and contact with health services), the numbers of persons registered with inpatient, outpatient, and ED contacts were 4,610,123, 4,995,365, and 4,792,298, respectively.
As shown in Table 1, the mean ages of the index patients and their household contacts were 10.6 and 33.8 years, respectively; only 6 (7%) of the 87 index patients were adults.
