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TB checks offered at Singleton Hospital neonatal unit, Swansea TB checks offered at Singleton Hospital neonatal unit, Swansea
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Checks are being offered to babies who were in the neonatal unit at a Swansea hospital after a person there later tested positive for tuberculosis.Checks are being offered to babies who were in the neonatal unit at a Swansea hospital after a person there later tested positive for tuberculosis.
About 100 families have been contacted following visits to the unit at Singleton Hospital between January and March. About 100 families have been contacted after visits to the unit at Singleton Hospital between January and March.
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board said checks were precautionary. Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (ABMU) said checks were precautionary.
The case is not highly infectious. The case is not highly infectious and the possibility of the infection having spread is very low.
"The safety of the babies is our priority," said Dr Sara Hayes, ABMU director of public health.
"Although the infection level and the risk of spreading are very low we want to ensure everyone is safe and well."
Health board staff who were in the unit have been also been informed.
TB is a bacterial infection spread in the same way as flu or a cold but is not as contagious.
For TB to spread a person has to be in prolonged contact with someone who is actively infectious.
In most cases it can be cured with a course of antibiotics, usually for six months.