Learning from the bone allograft tuberculosis outbreak in the USA

Affiliations

¹ Haematology Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia; PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
² Haematology Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia; PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia. Electronic address: duncan.purtill@health.wa.gov.au.

Comment

Celeste Hill et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2022 Nov.

. 2022 Nov;22(11):1522-1523.

doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00432-7. Epub 2022 Aug 4.

¹ Haematology Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia; PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
² Haematology Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia; PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia. Electronic address: duncan.purtill@health.wa.gov.au.

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Conflict of interest statement

DP is a volunteer inspector and had travel costs paid by the Foundation for Accreditation of Cellular Therapy. CH declares no competing interests.

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