Hospital-Related Infection -- United States
Federal and state health officials are investigating a rare tuberculosis outbreak among more than 100 patients who may have been infected after having spinal surgery or fracture repairs this spring [2021] with a bone product contaminated with the bacteria that causes TB [_Mycobacterium tuberculosis_].
The manufacturer of the bone repair product has recalled 154 containers of the material -- a malleable bone putty that includes human cells and is used in a variety of orthopedic procedures.
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8460026&promed&0
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