Tuberculosis Outbreak in Marijuana Users, Seattle, Washington, 2004

Tuberculosis Outbreak in Marijuana Users, Seattle, Washington, 2004

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 marijua...

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Main Authors: John E. Oeltmann, Eyal Oren, Maryam B. Haddad, Linda K. Lake, Theresa A. Harrington, Kashef Ijaz, Masahiro Narita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis, pulmonary
Outbreaks
Marijuana smoking, Dispatch
Washington
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/7/05-1436_article

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