TB control in the hospital environment.
Tuberculosis is again on the rise in the United States. Several outbreaks of TB in hospitals have heightened interest in the development and use of mechanisms that prevent the spread of this airborne pathogen. Controlling the spread of TB to hospital patients, workers, and others can be accomplished through various administrative engineering and design controls, and infection control programs, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The hazard of TB is real, but workers, patients, and visitors can be protected by implementing programs that guard against the diseases spread in the hospital environment.
Gershon
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Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
McArthur
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Early
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Grimes
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D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000592:standards; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012308:Risk Management; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States; D014691:Ventilation / Q000592:standards