F-A-S-T: A Refocused, Intensified, Administrative Tuberculosis Transmission Control Strategy

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• Personal Author:
  Barrera E ; Livchits V ; Nardell E
• Description:
  Transmission is driving the global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, especially where human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection is prevalent. More than half of multidrug-resistant TB cases worldwide occur in persons who have not been treated previously, i.e., as a result of transmission. Transmission occurs in the community, of course, but TB is believed to spread most efficiently in congregate settings such as hospitals, clinics, prisons and refugee camps. The well publicized transmission of extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) in rural South Africa, and the six-fold higher risk of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) reported among hospitalized, adherent, drug-susceptible patients in Tomsk, Siberia, are two compelling examples of hospital transmission of drug-resistant TB in very different parts of the world. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Promotion HIV Occupational Health Safety Tuberculosis
• Keywords:
  Antimicrobial Resistance Contagious Diseases Disease Control Disease Prevention Health Care Facilities Health Programs Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Control Infectious Diseases TB
• ISSN:
  1027-3719
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  381-384
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051960
• Citation:
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2015 Apr; 19(4):381-384
• Contact Point Address:
  Edward A Nardell, Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 641 Huntington Ave 3A03, Boston, MA 02115, USA
• Email:
  ean@hsph.harvard.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060801
• Source Full Name:
  The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
• End Date:
  20170731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a5a321311dc931d2e08eaaf1db8d8bfb24928042df7138424578b6f661233cf540d7037876c128a52b49b0420f50d7b6b77630f41920a87c95df97e7b7b58789
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211608/cdc_211608_DS1.pdf
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