Preventing nosocomial Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in international settings.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Hong, S. W.
• Description:
  Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide disease, and nosocomial transmission is known to occur. Authoritative preventive guidelines such as the one developed by the Centers for Disease Control have been published, but the expenses for implementing them can be prohibitive. Each country needs to develop its own protocol to prevent nosocomial transmission of TB. This article describes the key elements of a protocol undertaken for all public hospitals in Hong Kong, where TB is endemic.
• Subjects:
  Communicable Disease Control Data Collection Global Health Guidelines As Topic Humans Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Tuberculosis
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 7(2):245-248.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Hong Kong
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9990f5e3e70586524acbba4a2cf6174632c48a1bb55735da7b54cfde58aa9d0b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15096/cdc_15096_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 56.22 KB ]