title: Minimising the risk of hospital transmission of pulmonary TB.
abstract: Pulmonary tuberculosis is a threat to other patients and healthcare workers in hospital settings. Laila King discusses the ways to minimise the risk of transmission.
authors.affiliation: Medical Assessment Unit, Wycombe Hospital, High Wycombe. hollytr@nildram.co.uk
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents