Nosocomial transmission of tuberculosis in two hospitals for mentally handicapped patients

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 999-1006

  Huang, Han Yu ^a,b   Jou, Ruwen ^c   Chiang, Chen Yuan ^d   Liu, Wen Chien ^e   Chiu, Hsien Jane ^f   Lee, Jen Jyh ^a,b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Research and Diagnostic Center   (Taiwan)

^d INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^e YULI VETERANS HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f Yuli Hospital Department of Health Taiwan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mentally handicapped hospitals; Nosocomial transmission; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SPACER OLIGONUCLEOTIDE TYPING; SPUTUM CULTURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TAIWAN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

EID: 38049110719     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60075-3     Document Type: Article

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