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Transmission of <EMPH TYPE="ITAL">Mycobacterium tuberculosis</EMPH> From Medical Waste

4 Oct 2000

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CONTEXT: Washington State has a relatively low incidence rate of tuberculosis (TB) infection. However, from May to September 1997, 3 cases of pulmonary TB were reported among medical waste treatment workers at 1 facility in Washington. There is no previous documentation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission as a result of processing medical waste. OBJECTIVE: To identify the source(s) of these 3 TB...

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PMID: 11015799
DOI: 10.1001/jama.284.13.1683

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