The bloodstream and travel throughout the body. The hospital is reaching out to babies and moms in the newborn nursery and had contact with the nurse between mid august and midnovember. The context is babies. That is why the hospital is taking it quite seriously and appropriately because those babies do need to be followed. The nurse for tb was diagnosed when she underwent treatment for an unrelated illness. She does have active tuberculosis she does not have cough and did not have cough. So it is not coughing up tuberculosis during the period of time she was working. Tb is typically spread true the air by coughing and sneezing. Valley Medical Center set up a call center to answer questions and concerns. In san jose, laura anthony, abc7 news. Police have just released the names of the five officers involved in last weeks Fatal Shooting of 46yearold mario wood. The officers are charles august, Scott Phillips and antonio santos. All of these officers are on administrative leave. The Poli
Newborns and their mothers that may have been exposed to tuberculosis. This after a santa clara hospital in the San Jose Hospital tested positive for tuberculosis. Laura anthony is live from the Medical Center with more on the story. Laura . Reporter hi, dan, this nurse has no symptoms but she did test positive for active tuberculosis. So hundreds of adults exposed to her over three months will be screened, the babies actively treated. Not every baby born during this time was exposed to the employee with tuberculosis. Stopping short of calling it an emergency, officials at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center say its important they proactively treat 350 infants after they were possibly exposed to a nurse with active tuberculosis. Infants have an immature immune system. They dont necessarily localize the infection to their lungs. It can unfortunately get into the bloodstream and travel throughout the body. The hospital is reaching out to babies and moms in the newborn nursery and had c
The Kern County Board of Supervisors met today as scheduled for Tuesday’s October 24, 2023, Board Meeting. Supervisor Phillip Peters (District 1), Supervisor Zack Scrivner (District 2), Chairman Jeff Flores
The Kern County Board of Supervisors met as scheduled on Tuesday October 24, 2023, Board Meeting. Supervisor Phillip Peters (District 1), Supervisor Zack Scrivner (District 2), Chairman Jeff Flores (District
Dr. Jan Mensink is a Family Practice physician who is Board Certified with the American Board of Family Medicine. He also has tens of thousands of hours of training and experience in Emergency Medicine and Neuro-surgery in Southern California, including San Joaquin Community Hospital in Bakersfield, California.