Occupational Transmission of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, France
Corentin Poignon, Frédéric Vandenbos, Karine Risso, Delphine Viard, Esther Gydé, Alice Gaudart, David Chirio, Nicolas Veziris, Michel Carles
TL;DR
A healthcare worker in France caught drug-resistant tuberculosis at work despite precautions, highlighting risks for immunocompromised staff.
Contribution
Highlights occupational transmission risks of drug-resistant TB to immunocompromised healthcare workers.
Findings
A healthcare worker contracted extensively drug-resistant TB despite airborne precautions.
Immunocompromised workers are at high risk in TB care settings.
Frontline TB care should avoid assigning immunocompromised workers.
Abstract
We report occupational transmission of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) to a healthcare worker in France receiving tumor necrosis factor α inhibitor therapy. Despite airborne precautions, the healthcare worker contracted TB working in a high-risk unit. This case underscores that immunocompromised healthcare workers should not be assigned to frontline TB care in high-risk settings.
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TopicsTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology · Occupational exposure and asthma · Safe Handling of Antineoplastic Drugs