Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Healthcare Personnel Resulting From Contaminated Bone Graft Material, United States, June 2021-August 2022.
case_series · Level IV
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1093/cid/ciad029 and PMC identifier 11308651.
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Abstract
A nationwide tuberculosis outbreak linked to a viable bone allograft product contaminated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis was identified in June 2021. Our subsequent investigation identified 73 healthcare personnel with new latent tuberculosis infection following exposure to the contaminated product, product recipients, surgical instruments, or medical waste.
Medical subject headings
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis