title: Nosocomial transmission of human immunodeficiency virus and subsequent transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a healthcare worker.
abstract: A phlebotomist with nosocomially acquired human immunodeficiency virus infection developed tuberculosis 10 months after exposure to multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis during a nosocomial outbreak. Healthcare workers with immunosuppression are at increased risk of tuberculosis if infected and, if exposed, should be considered for preventive therapy regardless of tuberculin skin-test status.
authors.affiliation: Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ridzon
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kenyon
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luskin-Hawk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schultz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valway
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Onorato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission