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February 11,
2004
Contact:
Lynn Kimbrough, 720-913-9025
ANOTHER MAN
CHARGED FOR SKIPPING TB TREATMENT
A 40-year-old
man being treated for pulmonary tuberculosis at Lutheran Medical
Center has been charged with a misdemeanor for not cooperating
with medical treatment required to cure him.
Earl Becker
(DOB:
9-22-63) is charged with one count of failure to comply with
a tuberculosis isolation and treatment order (M).
Becker is under
a public health order from the Metro TB Clinic in Denver to
undergo treatment for TB but has failed to comply with treatment
orders. Without the treatment, he could pose a public health
risk to anyone with whom he came into contact.
Becker is scheduled to appear in
Denver District Court, division 10, tomorrow at 8:30 a.m.
(2-12-04) to be advised of the charge.
Another man, Gary
Bryant, was charged with failure to comply earlier this year.
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