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A.R. Johnson High School Student Being Treated For TB: Testing Underway For Others
Posted: Oct 10, 2013 4:36 PM EDT Updated: Oct 10, 2013 4:36 PM EDT
By Randy Key, WJBF Web Content Producer - email
By Dee Griffin, WJBF Reporter - email
By Press Release
Photo of A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School Photo of A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School
Augusta, GA -
A student at A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School is undergoing treatment for tuberculosis (TB), prompting others who have had contact with the student to be tested for TB.
Read the text of a press release from the Richmond County Health Department below:
The Richmond County Health Department (RCHD) is working with Richmond County Board of Education officials to notify and test students, faculty, and staff who were possibly exposed to an individual with suspected Tuberculosis (TB).
The individual, an AR Johnson High School student, is receiving standard treatment as prescribed by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines based on clinical signs and symptoms. The confirmatory bacteriological test is pending. The RCHD TB Control staff began testing close contacts to the student...
A.R. Johnson High School Student Being Treated For TB: Testing Underway For Others
Posted: Oct 10, 2013 4:36 PM EDT Updated: Oct 10, 2013 4:36 PM EDT
By Randy Key, WJBF Web Content Producer - email
By Dee Griffin, WJBF Reporter - email
By Press Release
Photo of A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School Photo of A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School
Augusta, GA -
A student at A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School is undergoing treatment for tuberculosis (TB), prompting others who have had contact with the student to be tested for TB.
Read the text of a press release from the Richmond County Health Department below:
The Richmond County Health Department (RCHD) is working with Richmond County Board of Education officials to notify and test students, faculty, and staff who were possibly exposed to an individual with suspected Tuberculosis (TB).
The individual, an AR Johnson High School student, is receiving standard treatment as prescribed by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines based on clinical signs and symptoms. The confirmatory bacteriological test is pending. The RCHD TB Control staff began testing close contacts to the student...