A nationwide tuberculosis outbreak linked to a viable bone allograft product contaminated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis was identified in June 2021. Our subsequent investigation identified 73 healthcare personnel with new latent tuberculosis infection following exposure to the contaminated product, product recipients, surgical instruments, or medical waste.
Keywords: bone transplantation; contact investigation; healthcare-associated infections; surgical procedures; tuberculosis.
Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America 2023.