Preventing Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health Care Settings

Chitra D. Punjabi; Sarah R. Perloff; Jerry M. Zuckerman

doi:10.1016/j.idc.2016.07.003

Preventing Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health Care Settings

Chitra D. Punjabi, Sarah R. Perloff, Jerry M. Zuckerman

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Abstract

Patients with tuberculosis (TB) pose a risk to other patients and health care workers, and outbreaks in health care settings occur when appropriate infection control measures are not used. In this article, we discuss strategies to prevent transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis within health care settings. All health care facilities should have an operational TB infection control plan that emphasizes the use of a hierarchy of controls (administrative, environmental, and personal respiratory protection). We also discuss resources available to clinicians who work in the prevention and investigation of nosocomial transmission of M tuberculosis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1013-1022
Number of pages	10
Journal	Infectious disease clinics of North America
Volume	30
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2016.07.003
State	Published - Dec 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Health care setting
Infection control
M tuberculosis
Nosocomial spread
Tuberculosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

UN SDGs

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