Tuberculosis: 11. Nosocomial disease.
Year: 1999
Type: article
Abstract: The tuberculosis (TB) series, which has been running in CMAJ sinceMarch 1999, has already reviewed the changes in populations at risk1and the emergence of HIV-related2 and multidrug-resistant3 TB in Canada. Since the occurrence of several highly publicized outbreaks of mul-tidrug-resistant TB in US hospitals,4 the transmission of TB within hospitals and other institutions has been increasingly recognized as a hazard for patients and workers. Using a fictitious case for illustration, this article reviews the major de-terminants of nosocomial transmission of TB, as well as the key administrative, engineering and personal measures that can be taken to minimize transmission of the disease in health care facilities.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: K Schwartzman, D Menzies
Institution: Montreal Chest Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2159702388