title: Active tuberculosis in a healthcare worker: are you ready?
abstract: We describe a healthcare worker with a previously positive tuberculin skin test result who developed active tuberculosis. An investigation revealed 280 potential contacts, 3 of whom had positive tuberculin skin test results. Our experience demonstrates the potential benefits of therapy for latent tuberculosis infection as a component of a tuberculosis-control program.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Department of Infectious Disease, Quality and Patient Safety Institute, and Occupational Health, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. frasert@ccf.org
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kowalczyk
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Terpeluk
authors.forename: J Walton
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Tomford
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016358:Contact Tracing; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D009820:Ohio / Q000453:epidemiology; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*