title: Tuberculosis update: new challenges of an old disease.
abstract: Tuberculosis has re-emerged as a major threat to personal and public health in the United States. Hospitals are high-risk environments for tuberculosis transmission, and nursing is a high-risk occupation for tuberculosis infection. It is essential for nurses to thoroughly understand and strictly adhere to infection control practices to prevent tuberculosis transmission in health care settings.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Elpern
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Girzadas
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*