Systematic contact investigation: an essential infection prevention skill to prevent tuberculosis transmission in healthcare settings

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Infect Control
• Personal Author:
  Adams, Tamasin ; Miller, Krystal ; Law, Michelle ; Pitcher, Erika ; Chinpar, Biak ; White, Kelly ; Deutsch-Feldman, Molly ; Li, Ruoran ; Filardo, Thomas D. ; Romieu-Hernandez, Alfonso C. ; Schwartz, Noah G. ; Haddad, Maryam B. ; Glowicz, Janet
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• Description:
  A systematic approach to contact investigations has long been a cornerstone of interrupting the transmission of tuberculosis in community settings. This paper describes the implementation of a systematic 10-step contact investigation within an acute care setting during a multistate outbreak of healthcare-associated tuberculosis. A systematic approach to contact investigations might have applicability to the prevention of other communicable infections within healthcare settings.
• Subjects:
  • Humans
  • Tuberculosis
  • Contact Tracing
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Health Facilities
• Keywords:
  • healthcare-associated infection
  • tuberculosis
  • contact investigation
• Source:
  Am J Infect Control. 52(2):225-228
• Pubmed ID:
  37355098
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10739636
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  52
• Issue:
  2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/138311/cdc_138311_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 291.50 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
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