Tuberculosis Outbreak in Marijuana Users, Seattle, Washington, 2004

Authors :: Masahiro Narita
John E. Oeltmann
Eyal Oren
Kashef Ijaz
Linda K. Lake
Maryam B. Haddad
Theresa Harrington
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 7, Pp 1156-1159 (2006), Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Year :: 2006
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006.
Abstract: 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 marijuana inside a closed car with friends to repeatedly inhale exhaled smoke) fueled transmission.

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