Thursday, November 18, 2010
Contact With TB Patient Warrants Testing
KENTUCKY...
Dozens of people have undergone testing for tuberculosis after coming in contact with a health care worker at a Lexington hospital.
The employee at University of Kentucky HealthCare Good Samaritan Hospital has been receiving treatment for a confirmed case of TB for about a month. The newspaper says the woman was previously a student at Eastern Kentucky University.
It's not known how many people had contact with the worker. At least 50 people in Madison County and 82 Good Samaritan employees have been tested.
UK HealthCare is offering more information through a toll-free number at 207-1268 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. EST, or 323-0077 after 6 p.m.
Dozens of people have undergone testing for tuberculosis after coming in contact with a health care worker at a Lexington hospital.
The employee at University of Kentucky HealthCare Good Samaritan Hospital has been receiving treatment for a confirmed case of TB for about a month. The newspaper says the woman was previously a student at Eastern Kentucky University.
It's not known how many people had contact with the worker. At least 50 people in Madison County and 82 Good Samaritan employees have been tested.
UK HealthCare is offering more information through a toll-free number at 207-1268 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. EST, or 323-0077 after 6 p.m.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:27 PM 
