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Tuberculosis Outbreak in Marijuana Users, Seattle, Washington, 2004
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Jul 2006
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 12(7):1156-1159.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:Matching Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates were noted among 11 young tuberculosis patients socially linked through illicit drug-related activities. A large proportion of their friends, 14 (64%) of 22, had positive tuberculin skin-test results. The behavior of "hotboxing" (smoking marijuana inside a closed car with friends to repeatedly inhale exhaled smoke) fueled transmission.
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