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Endometrial tuberculosis acquired by a health care worker in a clinical laboratory
1Laboratory, Providence-St Margaret Health Center, Kansas City, Kan. 66112.
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
|May 1, 1992
Abstract:
I describe a case of endometrial tuberculosis acquired by a microbiologist while she was working in a clinical laboratory. Granulomatous endometritis was found, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated. Respiratory tract exposure from a faulty exhaust hood is the likely source of infection. Endometrial tuberculosis and laboratory-acquired infections are briefly discussed.