Control of tuberculosis in the workplace: engineering controls.
In this review of engineering controls that can be used to check the spread of tuberculosis in health care settings, the authors address types of ventilation and supplements to ventilation such as HEPA filtration and ultraviolet germicidal irradiation. They also specifically cover engineering controls for use during medical procedures that pose an increased risk for transmission of TB.
Nagin
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Division of Occupational Health and Environmental Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health, New York 10001.
Pavelchak
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London
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DePersis
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Melius
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D004780:Environment, Controlled; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace