Nosocomial transmission of tuberculosis (TB) associated with care of an infant with peritoneal TB.
Nosocomial transmission of tuberculosis (TB) after exposure to infected peritoneal fluid has not been described. We report the exposure of 111 healthcare workers to infected dialysate from an infant with TB peritonitis. Two (5%) of 39 primary-care nurses, but no doctors or environmental service workers, had apparent tuberculin skin test conversions, raising the concern that patients with peritoneal TB may be a source for nosocomial transmission of TB.
Matlow
A G
AG
Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Harrison
A
A
Monteath
A
A
Roach
P
P
Balfe
J W
JW
D003428:Cross Infection; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission*