A determination of healthcare worker exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in two Californian hospitals

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 281-287

  Sutton, Patrice M ^a,b   Mossman, M ^a   Reinisch, F ^b   Harrison, R J ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

CDC guidelines; Control measures; Healthcare workers; Isolation; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WINTER; ADULT; AEROSOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TIME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; CALIFORNIA; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; PATIENT ISOLATION; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036675603     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1252     Document Type: Article

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