Increased efficiency in evaluating patients with suspected tuberculosis by use of a dedicated airborne infection isolation unit

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 69-72

  Leonard, Michael K ^a,b   Egan, Kathleen B ^a   Kourbatova, Ekaterina ^a   White, Nancy ^b   Parrott, Patricia ^b   Del Rio, Carlos ^a,b   Blumberg, Henry M ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; AGED; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFECTION PREVENTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT ISOLATION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 32844455511     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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