Tuberculosis Case in Espoo Care Home Exposes Nearly 100 People
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Tuberculosis case in Espoo care home exposes nearly 100 people
A confirmed case of tuberculosis at the Mainiokoti Andante care home in Espoo has led to the exposure of 99 individuals, according to the Western Uusimaa wellbeing services county. The individual who tested positive is no longer at the facility and is receiving treatment elsewhere. The case was identified within the past week, said Tinja Lääveri, chief physician for infection prevention in the region.
Almost a hundred people have been exposed to tuberculosis at Espoo's Mainiokoti Andante. All those exposed are being tested and contacted.
A tuberculosis diagnosis has been made in Finland and there are currently around a hundred people who have been exposed. This is reported by STTInfo. A person who was at the Mainiokoti Andante nursing home has been diagnosed with tuberculosis. The nursing home in Espoo offers 24-hour residential services for the elderly. The infection control unit of the Western Uusimaa welfare region has mapped the exposed people and the people and their loved …
Those exposed have been identified. There is no risk of infection.
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