Tuberculosis infection control in primary health clinics in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1600-1604

  Naidoo, Saloshni ^a   Seevnarain, K ^a   Nordstrom, D L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Infection control; Occupational safety; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; VENTILATOR;

FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT ISOLATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SOUTH AFRICA; TRIAGE; TUBERCULOSIS; VENTILATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84870347700     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0041     Document Type: Article

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