Tuberculosis Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities: Environmental Control and Personal Protection / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 234-240, 2016.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-125746
ABSTRACT
Transmission of tuberculosis (TB) is a recognized risk to patients and healthcare workers in healthcare settings. The literature review suggests that implementation of combination control measures reduces the risk of TB transmission. Guidelines suggest a three-level hierarchy of controls including administrative, environmental, and respiratory protection. Among environmental controls, installation of ventilation systems is a priority because ventilation reduces the number of infectious particles in the air. Natural ventilation is cost-effective but depends on climatic conditions. Supplemented intervention such as air-cleaning methods including high efficiency particulate air filtration and ultraviolet germicidal irradiation should be considered in areas where adequate ventilation is difficult to achieve. Personal protective equipment including particulate respirators provides additional benefit when administrative and environmental controls cannot assure protection.
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Assunto principal:
Tuberculose
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Ventilação
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Ventiladores Mecânicos
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Controle de Infecções
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Atenção à Saúde
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Ambiente Controlado
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Filtração
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Equipamento de Proteção Individual
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Ano de publicação:
2016
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