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Management of a nosocomial outbreak of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing/W genotype in Taiwan: an emphasis on case tracing with high-resolution computed tomography.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 May 2010
Chen Tun-Chieh, Lu Po-Liang, Yang Chih-Jen, Lin Wei-Ru, Lin Chun-Yu, Jou Ruwen, Feng Ming-Chu, Wang Tung-Heng, Ho Chi-Kung, Hwang Jhi-Jhu, Chen Yen-Hsu, Chiang Horn-Che, Huang Ming-Shyan, Chen Tyen-Po
Abstract excerpt
A nosocomial outbreak of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing/W genotype infected 15 healthcare workers (HCWs) in a medical center in Taiwan, where there is a high prevalence of tuberculosis and a high rate of positive tuberculin skin tests. An index patient with laryngeal cancer and a lung abscess was identified by epidemiological investigation and it was found that an M. tuberculosis isolate from his lung tissue...
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