Tuberculosis outbreak in marijuana users, Seattle, Washington, 2004

John E. Oeltmann; Eyal Oren; Maryam B. Haddad; Linda K. Lake; Theresa A. Harrington; Kashef Ijaz; Masahiro Narita

doi:10.3201/eid1207.051436

Tuberculosis outbreak in marijuana users, Seattle, Washington, 2004

John E. Oeltmann, Eyal Oren, Maryam B. Haddad, Linda K. Lake, Theresa A. Harrington, Kashef Ijaz, Masahiro Narita

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1156-1159
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	12
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1207.051436
State	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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