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Transmission of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> to Healthcare Personnel Resulting From Contaminated Bone Graft Material, United States, June 2021–August 2022

Ruoran Li, Molly Deutsch-Feldman, Tamasin Adams, Michelle Law, Biak Chinpar, Erika Pitcher, Marci Drees, Alfonso C. Hernandez‐Romieu, Thomas D. Filardo, Tracina Cropper,

Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2023 · 11 citations · 9 references

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A nationwide tuberculosis outbreak linked to a viable bone allograft product contaminated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis was identified in June 2021. Our subsequent investigation identified 73 healthcare personnel with new latent tuberculosis infection following exposure to the contaminated product, product recipients, surgical instruments, or medical waste.

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