OKLAHOMA: Three Employees, 10 Patients Exposed to TB

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OKLAHOMA: Three Employees, 10 Patients Exposed to TB

Associated Press (12.16.03) - Thursday, December 18, 2003

Three nursing home employees and 10 patients at ManorCare Health Services-Northwest in Oklahoma City have tested positive for exposure to tuberculosis, but the facility says the disease has been contained. An employee may have infected four of the patients and two other employees, the Oklahoma City-County Health Department said Tuesday. The others were likely exposed elsewhere. Nearly 200 nursing home patients and staff have been tested for TB, said Dr. Dale G. Claflin, TB controller for the Health Department. The male employee's exposure to the disease was uncovered when he was required to have a TB skin test for classes he was taking to become a certified medication aide. The employee, who is receiving antibiotics, "has not been forthcoming with information" and "has been difficult to work with," said Claflin. Oklahoma had 190 TB cases in 2002, with 53 of those in Oklahoma County. Statewide, seven cases of TB were reported in nursing homes in 2002.
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