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150 Harborview staff, 45 patients may have been exposed to tuberculosis
Updated January 26, 2017 at 2:52 pm
Harborview is contacting hospital staff and patients who may have been exposed to the patient diagnosed with tuberculosis and offering free testing.
By Bob Young
Seattle Times staff reporter
A patient diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) may have come into contact with 150 hospital staff and up to 45 patients at Harborview Medical Center, leading to precautionary testing for those possibly exposed to the infectious disease.
The patient who tested positive for TB suffers from several chronic conditions and did not show obvious symptoms for the disease, Harborview?s Dr. Tim Dellit said Thursday.
That patient came in contact with staff and other patients on three occasions between mid-December and Jan. 20, according to Dellit, associate medical director at Harborview. The diagnosis was delayed, he said, because the active TB infection was masked by symptoms of the patient?s other conditions...
150 Harborview staff, 45 patients may have been exposed to tuberculosis
Updated January 26, 2017 at 2:52 pm
Harborview is contacting hospital staff and patients who may have been exposed to the patient diagnosed with tuberculosis and offering free testing.
By Bob Young
Seattle Times staff reporter
A patient diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) may have come into contact with 150 hospital staff and up to 45 patients at Harborview Medical Center, leading to precautionary testing for those possibly exposed to the infectious disease.
The patient who tested positive for TB suffers from several chronic conditions and did not show obvious symptoms for the disease, Harborview?s Dr. Tim Dellit said Thursday.
That patient came in contact with staff and other patients on three occasions between mid-December and Jan. 20, according to Dellit, associate medical director at Harborview. The diagnosis was delayed, he said, because the active TB infection was masked by symptoms of the patient?s other conditions...