Tuberculosis Outbreak in Marijuana Users, Seattle, Washington, 2004

Oeltmann, John E.; Oren, Eyal; Haddad, Maryam B.; Lake, Linda K.; Harrington, Theresa A.; Ijaz, Kashef; Narita, Masahiro

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Tuberculosis Outbreak in Marijuana Users, Seattle, Washington, 2004

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By Oeltmann, John E. ; Oren, Eyal ; Haddad, Maryam B. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Oeltmann, John E. ; Oren, Eyal ; Haddad, Maryam B. ; Lake, Linda K. ; Harrington, Theresa A. ; Ijaz, Kashef ; Narita, Masahiro
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.
Subjects:

Adult Cannabis Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Female Humans Male Marijuana Smoking Risk Factors Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 12(7):1156-1159.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Washington
Location:

North America
Volume:

12
Issue:

7
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:d41b5ef397f32e98be3cb62861ef7fdd916ac31f65fc60858c8eef4fa8984c39
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