Up to 50 potentially exposed to tuberculosis at Ohio hospital's neonatal unit (Akron, OH)

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Source: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/0...atal-unit.html

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Up to 50 potentially exposed to tuberculosis at Ohio hospital's neonatal unit
Published January 13, 2017 FoxNews.com

Health officials in Ohio said nearly 50 people may have been exposed to tuberculosis (TB) in the neonatal intensive care unit at an Ohio hospital by a patient unaware of their diagnosis at the time. Those at risk of exposure include infants, visitors and staff, Fox 8 reported.

Officials said the person, who was identified as a Summa County resident, visited Akron City Hospital in November and December but was not diagnosed until January 3...

 

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Source: http://www.barbertonherald.com/2017/01/13/tuberculosis-case-confirmed/
[h=1]Tuberculosis case confirmed[/h] By Editor | January 13, 2017 | 0
From Summit County Public Health
Summit County Public Health has confirmed a case of pulmonary tuberculosis in a Summit County resident on Jan. 3.
Before being diagnosed with TB disease, this individual visited the Akron Children?s Hospital neonatal intensive care unit at Summa Akron City Hospital in mid-November through mid-December, 2016. Summit County Public Health shared this information with Summa-Akron City Hospital and Akron Children?s Hospital, which operates the neonatal intensive care unit.
Infants who were in the NICU at the Akron Children?s Hospital campus were not at risk of exposure.
The three organizations have worked collaboratively to identify approximately 50 families of infants who were patients in the unit during this time and may have been exposed to the disease. Akron Children?s has begun notifying these families directly...