..about TB and clinical negligence. Manchester law firm
JMW are representing
a child in a clinical negligence compensation claim in relation to a hospitals error in detecting TB. The client was exposed to a patient with suspected TB whilst in hospital. Unfortunately, our client was not offered any tests to detect TB and as a consequence developed TB meningitis and fell gravely ill. Thankfully our client recovered but sadly developed cerebral palsy and was left significantly disabled.
The lawyers
know all about IGRA, perhaps more than the medical community?
The study suggests that a simple blood test know as a Interferon-Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs) will assist in detecting the majority of latent cases and assist in reducing the number of cases of TB in the UK. Another study earlier this year has highlighted the fact that TB cases have risen in the UK by 50% since 1999 which is a worrying statistic.
