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350 infants possibly exposed to tuberculosis at California hospital

The hospital said it would be providing testing and preventative daily treatments for the infants

By Dana Ford
CNN

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Three hundred and fifty infants were possibly exposed to tuberculosis at a California hospital by a hospital employee.

An additional 368 mothers or parents, and 308 employees were also potentially exposed, a spokeswoman told CNN.

The Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose said it was notified in mid-November that one of its employees was suspected of having active tuberculosis. That employee, who worked in the area of the newborn nursery, was placed on leave.

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