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Contact Investigation for Twins With Congenital Tuberculosis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

  • Myung Hwan Yoo (Department of Pediatrics, Kwangju Christian Hospital) ;
  • Kyoung Sim Kim (Department of Pediatrics, Kwangju Christian Hospital) ;
  • Yong Wook Kim (Department of Pediatrics, Kwangju Christian Hospital) ;
  • Eun Young Kim (Department of Pediatrics, Kwangju Christian Hospital) ;
  • Young Kim (Department of Pediatrics, Kwangju Christian Hospital) ;
  • Hae In Jang (Department of Pediatrics, Kwangju Christian Hospital) ;
  • Hyoung Min Cho (Department of Pediatrics, Kwangju Christian Hospital)
  • Received : 2022.09.13
  • Accepted : 2022.12.15
  • Published : 2022.12.25

Abstract

Purpose: Congenital tuberculosis (TB) is difficult to diagnose owing to its non-specific symptoms. Delayed diagnosis increases the risk of nosocomial infections. We examined the TB status of infants and healthcare workers who were in proximity to preterm twins diagnosed with congenital TB 63 days after birth and 48 days after admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods: Contact investigations were conducted on 24 staff members and 35 infants who had contact with the twins with congenital TB. Results: Two of the exposed infants, both of whom had received the Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine, had positive tuberculin skin test results. Four of the 24 exposed staff members had positive interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) test results before exposure and were not re-tested after exposure; the remaining 20 had negative IGRA test results. All exposed staff members and infants had normal chest radiographic findings. Conclusions: Although transmission of TB in the NICU is unusual, it can occur. These results support the need for a systematic investigation of the TB status of exposed infants, their family members, and healthcare workers.

목적: 선천 결핵은 비특이적 증상을 보이는 경우가 많아 진단이 지연되는 경우가 흔하다. 진단이 지연되면 함께 입원하고 있는 신생아와 의료 종사자에게 결핵이 전파될 가능성은 높아진다. 미숙아로 태어나 신생아집중치료실에 입원해 있던 쌍둥이들이 출생 후 63일, 입원 후 48일째에 선천 결핵으로 뒤늦게 진단되었다. 이에 본 연구에서는 쌍둥이들과 입원 기간 중 함께 접촉했던 신생아 및 의료 종사자들에게 결핵의 전파 여부를 조사하였다. 방법: 선천 결핵으로 진단된 쌍둥이와 접촉한 의료 종사자 24명과 신생아 35명을 대상으로 결핵 접촉자 검진을 실시하였다. 결과: 쌍둥이들과 접촉한 신생아 35명 중에서 Bacille Calmette-Guérin 백신 접종을 받았던 신생아 중 2명은 투베르 쿨린 피부 검사 결과 양성 반응을 보였다. 24명의 의료 종사자 중 4명은 쌍둥이와 접촉하기 이전에 이미 인터페론-감마 방출 분석(interferon-gamma release assay, IGRA) 검사 결과가 양성이었다. 이들을 제외하고 나머지 20명을 대상으로 IGRA 검사를 시행하였고 모두 음성이었다. 쌍둥이와 접촉한 모든 의료 종사자와 신생아들은 흉부 방사선 검사에서 정상이었다. 결론: 선천 결핵이 신생아집중치료실에서 발생되었을 때 드물지만 결핵의 전파가 가능하므로 접촉한 신생아, 가족 및 의료종사자에 대한 결핵 접촉자 검진은 반드시 필요하다.

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