Is spinal tuberculosis contagious? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES Schirmer, P., Renault, C. A., Holodniy, M. 2010; 14 (8): E659-E666

Abstract

While pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections are recognized for their public health implications, less is known about the infectiousness of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, specifically, spinal tuberculosis or Pott's disease. We present a case of spinal tuberculosis with concomitant active pulmonary tuberculosis in the absence of chest radiographic abnormalities or symptoms, and review the literature regarding infectiousness of concomitant spinal and pulmonary tuberculosis.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.11.009

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