Analysis of a tuberculosis outbreak in an office: Hokkaido, Japan, 2019–2020

Analysis of a tuberculosis outbreak in an office: Hokkaido, Japan, 2019–2020

Background: In August 2018, a male worker (Pt1) in an office was diagnosed with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). This study aims to characterize the cases found in the TB outbreak in the office. Methods: The risks of TB disease or infection were compared among the staff members by seating...

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Main Authors: Satomi Nitta, Kensaku Terada, Akemi Kurokawa, Ryo Yamaguchi, Munetaka Tateishi, Masaki Ota, Yutaka Hoshino, Tomoko Zama, Susumu Hirao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
airborne infection
disease outbreak
epidemiology
japan
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2022;volume=11;issue=3;spage=287;epage=292;aulast=Nitta

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