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| Hospital alert after TB detected | Hospital alert after TB detected |
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| A hospital is contacting more than 250 patients and staff after a worker there was diagnosed with tuberculosis. | A hospital is contacting more than 250 patients and staff after a worker there was diagnosed with tuberculosis. |
| The health care worker, who is based at the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI), has been diagnosed with a form of TB that is resistant to normal antibiotics. | The health care worker, who is based at the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI), has been diagnosed with a form of TB that is resistant to normal antibiotics. |
| The hospital says it is writing to people who may have been in contact with the infected person and advising them to get tested. | The hospital says it is writing to people who may have been in contact with the infected person and advising them to get tested. |
| The BRI would not say where in the hospital the infected employee worked. | The BRI would not say where in the hospital the infected employee worked. |
| A spokesperson said the worker was diagnosed three months ago and 264 people may have been in contact with that person. | A spokesperson said the worker was diagnosed three months ago and 264 people may have been in contact with that person. |
| No further details of the age or sex of the worker are being released by the hospital, citing patient confidentiality. | |
| TB is an infection caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. | TB is an infection caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. |
| Any part of the body can be affected, but in most cases the lungs are affected first. | Any part of the body can be affected, but in most cases the lungs are affected first. |
| It is spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes, producing tiny bacteria-infested water droplets which are easily breathed in by others in the vicinity. | It is spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes, producing tiny bacteria-infested water droplets which are easily breathed in by others in the vicinity. |