A low risk of nosocomial transmission of subclinical tuberculosis to neonates in a postpartum care center under COVID-19 control measures

We report the results of investigating and managing a tuberculosis (TB) exposure in a postpartum care center. Among the contacts exposed to a nursing assistant with subclinical TB, 5 of 44 neonates (11.4%) had positive tuberculin skin tests (TSTs) at 3 months of age, and all the TST-positive neonate...

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Autores principales: Kim, In Kyoung, Kim, So Jung, Bae, Kyoung Hee, Kim, Mi Young, Oh, Ji Eun, Lee, Mi Gyeong, Kang, Young Ae, Song, Jin Su
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency 2022
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10211432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36617551
http://dx.doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2022.0235

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