The CDC warned in a statement that patients who underwent spinal fusions or fracture repairs using the recalled lot of FiberCel are "likely to have been exposed to mycobacterium tuberculosis ...

Tuberculosis is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which typically infects the lungs, but has been known to enter the body in other ways, including bone grafts, according to the CDC.

On July 7, a state health department reported a TB infection to the CDC after a patient was experiencing meningitis symptoms five weeks after a spinal fusion surgery, the report said.

According to the CDC, tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium, “Mycobacterium tuberculosis.” Although it typically affects the lungs, it “can attack any part of the body, including the kidney ...

In his case, he likely inhaled infectious pathogens of bovine tuberculosis, a mycobacterium that can sicken humans, while removing a dead deer's infected organs, the CDC said.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning to hunters, saying deer with tuberculosis can transmit the bacteria to people.According to the CDC, the Michigan Department of ...

The CDC is calling for improved donor screening and culture-based testing of donor organs and tissues after the second outbreak of tuberculosis in transplant cases. Between July 7 and 11, the CDC ...

CDC officials recommend deer hunters ... a report last week that looks at a 2017 case from Michigan in which a 77-year-old man was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis caused by mycobacterium ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning to hunters, saying deer with tuberculosis can transmit the bacteria to people.According to the CDC, the Michigan Department of ...