Tuberculosis outbreak in marijuana users, Seattle, Washington, 2004.
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.
Oeltmann
John E
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Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. jeo3@cdc.gov
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Haddad
Maryam B
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Harrington
Theresa A
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Kashef
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Narita
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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