title: Tuberculosis outbreak in marijuana users, Seattle, Washington, 2004.
abstract: Matching Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates were noted among 11 young tuberculosis patients socially linked through illicit drug-related activities. A large proportion of their friends, 14 (64%) of 22, had positive tuberculin skin-test results. The behavior of "hotboxing" (smoking marijuana inside a closed car with friends to repeatedly inhale exhaled smoke) fueled transmission.
authors.affiliation: Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. jeo3@cdc.gov
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Oeltmann
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oren
authors.forename: Maryam B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: Linda k
authors.initials: Lk
authors.lastname: Lake
authors.forename: Theresa A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: Kashef
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ijaz
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Narita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002188:Cannabis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000635:transmission*; D014861:Washington / Q000453:epidemiology