[MCOH-EH] TB Exposures - AOHC

[warner hudson]

Great plan. Warner
On Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM Thanassi, Wendy via MCOH-EH <
mcoh-eh at mylist.net> wrote:

> Hello!
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> Thanks for bringing this up, Mary! One of our MCOH members’ hospital
> actually had this case, which I was happy to present. That smear-positive
> patient was up-close and personal with an unmasked radiology team member
> getting the patient situated for the exam.
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> Expsosure, as we talked about, deserves its own scoring list. ((all about
> the source, all about the disease, all about the contact)… lots of details
> that can make each exposure different.
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> So, at AOHC in Chicago next year, Krithi has a session just on TB exposure
> investigations proposed. In my dream world, we’d build a scoring system to
> help decide who to test and who not. In general, do concentric circles of
> the most exposed first. And use the chart to see who really spent time with
> the patient rather than just “drive-bys.”
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> 😊
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> Happy weekend,
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> Wendy
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> *From:* MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net> *On Behalf Of *Giovannetti,
> Mary
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 9, 2025 5:26 AM
> *To:* mcoh-eh at mylist.net
> *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] [MCOH-EH] TB Exposures
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> Good morning,
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> Dr. Thannasi delivered an excellent presentation on TB exposures last
> week. During the session, we discussed a case involving someone who
> converted after just a 10-minute unprotected exposure to a smear-positive
> patient. This has prompted me to revisit our current policy regarding
> post-exposure testing and the amount of time exposed.
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> I’d appreciate learning more about your current guidelines:
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>    - How do you determine the threshold for TB exposure duration?
>    - When do you initiate testing following an unprotected exposure?
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