A low risk of nosocomial transmission of subclinical tuberculosis to neonates in a postpartum care center under COVID-19 control measures

A low risk of nosocomial transmission of subclinical tuberculosis to neonates in a postpartum care center under COVID-19 control measures

We report the results of investigating and managing a tuberculosis (TB) exposure in a postpartum care center. Among the contacts exposed to a nursing assistant with subclinical TB, 5 of 44 neonates (11.4%) had positive tuberculin skin tests (TSTs) at 3 months of age, and all the TST-positive neonate...

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Main Authors: In Kyoung Kim, So Jung Kim, Kyoung Hee Bae, Mi Young Kim, Ji Eun Oh, Mi Gyeong Lee, Young Ae Kang, Jin Su Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency 2022-12-01
Series:Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
Subjects:
latent tuberculosis
neonates
postpartum period
pulmonary tuberculosis
Online Access:http://ophrp.org/upload/pdf/j-phrp-2022-0235.pdf

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