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. 2023 May 24;76(10):1847-1849.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad029.

Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Healthcare Personnel Resulting From Contaminated Bone Graft Material, United States, June 2021-August 2022

Ruoran Li  1   2 , Molly Deutsch-Feldman  2   3 , Tamasin Adams  4 , Michelle Law  5 , Chinpar Biak  6 , Erika Pitcher  7 , Marci Drees  8 , Alfonso C Hernandez-Romieu  1   2 , Thomas D Filardo  2   3 , Tracina Cropper  3 , Angelica Martinez  3 , W Wyatt Wilson  1   2 , Sandy P Althomsons  3 , Sapna Bamrah Morris  3 , Jonathan M Wortham  3 , Isaac Benowitz  1 , Noah G Schwartz  3 , Kelly White  6 , Maryam B Haddad  3 , Janet B Glowicz  1 ; Bone Allograft Tuberculosis Investigators
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Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Healthcare Personnel Resulting From Contaminated Bone Graft Material, United States, June 2021-August 2022

Ruoran Li et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: bone transplantation; contact investigation; healthcare-associated infections; surgical procedures; tuberculosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

Potential conflicts of interest. All authors: No reported conflicts of interest. All authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts that the editors consider relevant to the content of the manuscript have been disclosed.

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