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EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A federal report shows an El Paso hospital worker who exposed more than 850 infants to tuberculosis was allowed to return to work despite showing symptoms of the disease and coughing up blood at a hospital health screening.
The report released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reveals that the nurse assistant told others at Providence Memorial Hospital in July that she was fatigued and coughing up blood. But she was not removed from work until a month later.
The report shows the hospital knew the worker had a latent form of TB so her symptoms should have triggered more tests to confirm if the disease had become contagious. But hospital guidelines did not mandate further testing.
She was placed on leave after her private doctor diagnosed her.
The report released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reveals that the nurse assistant told others at Providence Memorial Hospital in July that she was fatigued and coughing up blood. But she was not removed from work until a month later.
The report shows the hospital knew the worker had a latent form of TB so her symptoms should have triggered more tests to confirm if the disease had become contagious. But hospital guidelines did not mandate further testing.
She was placed on leave after her private doctor diagnosed her.
