Nosocomial Transmission of Tuberculosis (TB) Associated With Care of an Infant With Peritoneal TB
- 1 March 2000
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 21 (3) , 222-223
- https://doi.org/10.1086/501749
Abstract
Nosocomial transmission of tuberculosis (TB) after exposure to infected peritoneal fluid has not been described. We report the exposure of 111 healthcare workers to infected dialysate from an infant with TB peritonitis. Two (5%) of 39 primary-care nurses, but no doctors or environmental service workers, had apparent tuberculin skin test conversions, raising the concern that patients with peritoneal TB may be a source for nosocomial transmission of TB.Keywords
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