A death associated with therapy for nosocomially acquired multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is difficult and has been associated rarely with severe side effects. We report the nosocomial transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis to a health-care worker who was seronegative for HIV infection. She died because of liver failure associated with treatment for active multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
Medical subject headings
- Antitubercular Agents
- Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury
- Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
- Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant