Hospital infection control practices for tuberculosis

Y M Davis; E McCray; P M Simone

doi:10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70353-1

Hospital infection control practices for tuberculosis

Clin Chest Med. 1997 Mar;18(1):19-33. doi: 10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70353-1.

Authors

Y M Davis¹, E McCray, P M Simone

Affiliation

¹ Surveillance and Epidemiology Branch, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

PMID: 9098608
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70353-1

Abstract

Although completely eliminating the risk for transmission of M. tuberculosis in all health-care facilities may not be possible, adherence to the principles outlined in the CDC guidelines should reduce the risk to persons in such settings. The guidelines are designed to help health-care facilities develop an infection-control plan tailored to the individual circumstances and risk in each facility. The key to maintaining an effective TB infection control plan is periodic evaluation of the plan, with reassessment of risk and revision of the plan accordingly.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / epidemiology
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / prevention & control
Cross Infection / epidemiology
Cross Infection / prevention & control*
Disease Outbreaks
Health Occupations*
Health Personnel
Humans
Infection Control*
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control*
Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / prevention & control*
Patient Isolation
Risk Assessment
Tuberculosis, Laryngeal / epidemiology
Tuberculosis, Laryngeal / prevention & control*
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / epidemiology
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / prevention & control*