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Extensive nosocomial transmission of tuberculosis in a low-incidence country.

The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Apr 2013

Jonsson J, Kan B, Berggren I, Bruchfeld J

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BACKGROUND: This paper describes a nosocomial outbreak of tuberculosis in a hospital ward where the number of cases with active tuberculosis among contacts was unexpectedly high. The outbreak was not revealed until the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotyping results from the first two secondary tuberculosis cases were available. AIM: To highlight the importance of correct infection control measures when...

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PMID: 23433580
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.11.028

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