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Could you tell me what happens when a person with active tb walks into the er?
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Inform ED staff: The person should inform the ed staff so that they can be put into an isolation room and prevent the spread to patients and staff in the ed especially the patients that might be immunocompromised.
Answered 7/4/2013
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