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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2006-07-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/7/05-1436_article |