title: Hospital-acquired tuberculosis: addressing the challenge.
abstract: Treating contagious patients as outpatients is, of course, the best way to prevent nosocomial transmission. When hospitalized, they should be confined to areas with specified ventilation systems. Guidelines for monitoring exposed persons are presented. Immune status and drug-resistant organisms are prime considerations in managing both the exposed and those with active TB.
authors.affiliation: Tuberculosis Elimination Program, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Adler
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000635:transmission*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000635:transmission*; D014691:Ventilation
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents