Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Recommendations and Reports, October 28, 1994 / Vol. 43 / No. RR-13

Bozzi, Carmine J.; Burwen, Dale R.; Dooley, Samuel W.; Simone, Patricia M.; Beck-Sagué, Consuelo; Bolyard, Elizabeth A.; Jarvis, William R.; Bierbaum, Philip J.; Hudson, Christine A.; Hughes, Robert T.; Martin, Linda S.; Mullan, Robert J.; Willis, Brian M.

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Superseded: This Document Has Been Replaced By: Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2019

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Recommendations and Reports, October 28, 1994 / Vol. 43 / No. RR-13

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October 28, 1994
By Bozzi, Carmine J. ; Burwen, Dale R. ; Dooley, Samuel W. ; ...
Series: Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

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Alternative Title:

Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Health-care Facilities, 1994
Journal Article:

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports
Personal Author:

Bozzi, Carmine J. ; Burwen, Dale R. ; Dooley, Samuel W. ; Simone, Patricia M. ; Beck-Sagué, Consuelo ; Bolyard, Elizabeth A. ; Jarvis, William R. ; Bierbaum, Philip J. ; Hudson, Christine A. ; Hughes, Robert T. ; Martin, Linda S. ; Mullan, Robert J. ; Willis, Brian M.
Corporate Authors:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Description:

This document updates and replaces all previously published guidelines for the prevention of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in health-care facilities. The purpose of this revision is to emphasize the importance of a) the hierarchy of control measures, including administrative and engineering controls and personal respiratory protection; b) the use of risk assessments for developing a written tuberculosis (TB) control plan; c) early identification and management of persons who have TB; d) TB screening programs for health-care workers (HCWs); e) HCW training and education; and f) the evaluation of TB infection-control programs.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-112) and index.
Content Notes:

Reprinted from Morbidity and mortality weekly report, CDC recommendations and reports, October 28, 1994, volume 43, number RR-13, pages 1-132"--cover.
Subjects:

Cross Infection Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Tuberculosis / Prevention & Control
Source:

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports, 1994; v. 43, no. 13
Series:

Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
ISSN:

1057-5987 (print)
Pubmed ID:

8602125
Document Type:

Journal Issue
Genre:

Practice Guideline
Place as Subject:

United States
Pages in Document:

141 pdf pages
Volume:

43
Issue:

13
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Guidelines and Recommendations Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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