The risk to infants from nosocomial exposure to tuberculosis

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Oct;28(10):915-6. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181a3d289.

Abstract

We undertook a systematic literature and database review for reports of nosocomial exposures of infants less than 24 months of age to tuberculosis. We found 7 instances of transmission among 4867 babies in 26 reports (19 published, 7 from a national database for reporting such events).

Publication types

  • Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

  • Contact Tracing
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Cross Infection / transmission*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Risk Assessment*
  • Tuberculosis / epidemiology*
  • Tuberculosis / transmission*