Preventing the Transmission of Tuberculosis in Health Care Settings: Administrative Control / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 21-26, 2017.
Article
Dans Anglais
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-124437
ABSTRACT
It is well established that health care workers (HCWs) have a considerably higher risk of occupationally acquired tuberculosis (TB). To reduce the transmission of TB to HCWs and patients, TB infection control programs should be implemented in health care settings. The first and most important level of all protection and control programs is administrative control. Its goals are to prevent HCWs, other staff, and patients from being exposed to TB, and to reduce the transmission of infection by ensuring rapid diagnosis and treatment of affected individuals. Administrative control measures recommended by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization include prompt identification of people with TB symptoms, isolation of infectious patients, control of the spread of the pathogen, and minimization of time spent in health care facilities. Another key component of measures undertaken is the baseline and serial screening for latent TB infection in HCWs who are at risk of exposure to TB. Although the interferon-gamma release assay has some advantages over the tuberculin skin test, the former has serious limitations, mostly due to its high conversion rate.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Tuberculine
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Tuberculose
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Organisation mondiale de la santé
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Tests cutanés
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Test tuberculinique
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Dépistage de masse
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Prévention des infections
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Personnel de santé
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Prestations des soins de santé
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Diagnostic
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
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Étude de dépistage
Limites du sujet:
Humains
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Année:
2017
Type:
Article
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