       Document 0815
 DOCN  M9610815
 TI    Tuberculosis: preventing occupational transmission to health care
       workers.
 DT    9601
 AU    Doyle AJ
 SO    AAOHN J. 1995 Sep;43(9):475-81. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96024895
 AB    1. The anticipated reduction in the incidence of tuberculosis (TB)
       failed to consider four major factors: the advent of human
       immunodeficiency virus (HIV); the development of multi-drug resistant
       TB; the decline in public health services and limited access to health
       care for those in congregative facilities; and the increase in
       immigration of persons from countries with high prevalence of TB. 2.
       Some strains of multi-drug resistant TB are resistant to all anti-TB
       medications and seriously hamper infection control strategies.
       Unfortunately, MDR-TB is transmitted in the same manner as drug
       susceptible organisms and studies show comparable infection rates. 3.
       The role of the occupational health nurse in preventing workplace
       exposure to TB combines education, disease prevention, early detection,
       and treatment modalities to maximize the opportunity for a healthy work
       environment for health care workers.
 DE    *Health Occupations  Human  Infection Control  Occupational
       Diseases/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  Occupational Health Nursing/*METHODS
       Primary Prevention  Tuberculosis/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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