Implementation of tuberculosis infection control measures at HIV care and treatment sites in sub-Saharan Africa

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1605-1612

  Reid, Michael ^a   Saito, S ^b   Nash, D ^b,c   Scardigli, A ^b   Casalini, C ^b   Howard, A A ^b  

^a BOTSWANA UPENN PARTNERSHIP   (Botswana)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Infection control; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; COUGHING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; VENTILATOR;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COINFECTION; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; CROSS INFECTION; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SPUTUM; TRIAGE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; VENTILATION;

EID: 84870377825     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0033     Document Type: Article

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