Tuberculosis epidemiology, diagnosis and infection control recommendations for dental settings: An update on the centers for disease control and prevention guidelines

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 140, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1092-1099

  Cleveland, Jennifer L ^a   Robison, Valerie A ^b   Panlilio, Adelisa L ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Dentistry; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Guidelines; Infection control; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MASK; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MASKS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; STERILIZATION; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 70349765995     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2009.0335     Document Type: Article

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