Babies, Children May Be Among Those Exposed; No Other Confirmed Cases Yet
Barely days old, hundreds of babies in Chicago may already have been exposed to tuberculosis.
"We are investigating a situation in which a physician may have unknowingly exposed patients and hospital co-workers," Dr. Terry Mason of the Chicago Public Health Department said Friday.
"The one thing that makes this investigation stand out is its size and its scope," Mason added.
Officials said the 26-year-old resident, whose name has not been released, was on rotation at three different Chicago-area hospitals for the last 10 months, working with at least 150 children and infants at Children's Memorial Hospital; 100 patients, including 17 newborns at Northwestern Memorial Hospital; and an additional 80 babies at Evanston Hospital's Infant Special Care Unit.
So far, officials said, not a single patient has tested positive for tuberculosis -- although some of the most vulnerable of those exposed may receive preventive antibiotics. Read more...
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