Exposure to open tuberculosis on a neonatal unit

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 557-559

  Isaacs, David ^a,b   Jones, Cheryl A ^a,b   Dalton, Dianne ^a   Cripps, Terri ^a   Vidler, Leanne ^a   Rochefort, Marilyn ^c   Bide, Elizabeth ^c   Banner, Pam ^d   Crawford, Hamish ^d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Chest Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemoprophylaxis; Infection control; Isoniazid; Tuberculin skin test

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BREAST FEEDING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; ISONIAZID; PATIENT ISOLATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33747396130     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00923.x     Document Type: Article

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