Over 1,000 people, including as many as 350 infants, could have been exposed to tuberculosis by an infected nurse in the maternity wing of California’s Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. The infants will now be monitored for signs of active tuberculosis.
According to the San Jose-based hospital, apart from the 350 infants, 308 employees and 368 parents, primarily mothers, were potentially exposed to TB between August and November of this year. Continue reading “350 infants, over 670 adults potentially exposed to tuberculosis by California nurse”