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Is Cutaneous Tuberculosis Infectious? A Case Presentation and Practical Management Plan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Charles Hui ,
Amit X. Garg  and
Ross Pennie
Charles Hui*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Amit X. Garg
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Ross Pennie
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
*
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L1
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Abstract

Infection control measures for cutaneous tuberculosis in the absence of pulmonary disease are problematic. Delays in diagnosis can lead to the exposure of many individuals. This article describes a case of cutaneous tuberculosis and the subsequent contact investigation. Strategies for infection control and their practicality are discussed.

Type
Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 24 , Issue 11 , November 2003 , pp. 870 - 871
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2003

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