Protecting health care workers from tuberculosis: A 10-year experience

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 668-673

  Welbel, Sharon F ^a   French, Audrey L ^a   Bush, Patricia ^a   DeGuzman, Delia ^a   Weinstein, Robert A ^a  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

health care worker; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENGINEERING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; VENTILATOR;

CHICAGO; CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT ISOLATION; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; VENTILATORS, NEGATIVE-PRESSURE;

EID: 70349287604     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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