TB doc’s associates not affected
After conducting early tests, health authorities say that friends, coworkers and relatives of the pediatrician infected with tuberculosis appear to not be infected.
Dr. Susan Gerber, chief medical officer at the Chicago Department of Public Health, said the lack of infection was a positive sign that suggests the bacterial disease probably had not spread.
Some people who were tested will have to undergo follow-up screening to be on the safe side, because infection with TB bacteria can take up to 10 weeks to be detected following exposure.
Three area hospitals are identifying and contacting hundreds of patients and employees who may have been exposed to TB from the pediatric resident. The resident most recently worked at Children’s Memorial Hospital from Nov. 20 to April 3, where she had contact with at least 122 children and more than 300 workers.
Information from: http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/l...
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