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The pediatrician had a chest radiograph that revealed numerous cavitary lesions and a sputum smear that was positive for acid-fast bacilli. An investigation was initiated to assess whether the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis had occurred in the pediatrician's office to patients, families, or other visitors. The investigation was later extended to include the hospitals and the day care center where the pediatrician worked.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Methods.\u2003A letter was mailed to parents of children served by the practice, explaining the potential exposure to TB and requesting that all persons who visited the office after September 1, 1992 complete an interview and Mantoux TST. Mass interviewing, testing, and test interpretation within the practice took place seven times during March and April 1993.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Results.\u2003At the completion of screening, 181 (87%) of 208 children who had close contact with the index case were reliably skin-tested and returned for interpretation. Three (1.7%) of the 181 children were TST-positive (\u22655 mm). Thirty-seven (13%) of the 286 adults tested and returning for interpretations were TST-positive (\u226510 mm). Thirty-two (86%) of the 37 adults who tested positive were foreign-born.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Conclusion.\u2003This investigation highlighted the need for identifying childhood TB infection as a sentinel event for adult disease. It also demonstrated the difficulty associated with deciding the extent of contact investigation of a health care worker with TB. 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