ReviewTuberculosis and respiratory diseases2016
Tuberculosis Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities: Environmental Control and Personal Protection.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Compliance of Healthcare Worker's toward Tuberculosis Preventive Measures in Workplace: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Strategies for Tuberculosis Prevention in Healthcare Settings: A Narrative Review.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Review
- Assessment of Worldwide Bronchoscopy Practices and Training Methods: A WABIP Survey.Thoracic research and practice · 2025Article
- A Review of Workplace Tuberculosis Policies in Selected Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Asia-Pacific.Acta medica Philippina · 2025Article
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- Biorisk Management Features of a Temporary COVID-19 Hospital.Applied biosafety : journal of the American Biological Safety Association · 2023Article
- Predictive Factors and Clinical Impacts of Delayed Isolation of Tuberculosis during Hospital Admission.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Healthcare Workers' Perception of Measures to Reduce the Risk of New Tuberculosis Infections: A Qualitative Study Report.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2022Article
- The impact ofFrontiers in public health · 2022Review
- Tuberculosis infection control in health care facilities in Enugu State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional facility-based study.The Pan African medical journal · 2022Article
- Use of Industrial Filters by Health Care Workers During Shortages of N95 Respirators in Pandemic Times.Infectious diseases in clinical practice (Baltimore, Md.) · 2021Review
- Validity and Reliability of Self-Assessment Tool for Risk Prioritization Following Exposure to Tuberculosis in a Hospital Setting.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- PLAN-M; Mycobacteriophage Endolysins Fused to Biodegradable Nanobeads Mitigate Mycobacterial Growth in Liquid and on Surfaces.Frontiers in microbiology · 2021Article
- Modelling early events in Mycobacterium bovis infection using a co-culture model of the bovine alveolus.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Post COVID-19 lockdown: measures and practices for dental institutes.BMC oral health · 2020Review
- Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) in intensive care unit.Critical care (London, England) · 2020Review
- Quality of Respiratory Infection Disease Prevention in Outpatient and Emergency Departments in Hospitals in Inner Mongolia, China: An Exit Poll Survey.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2020Article
- Pre-immigration Screening for Tuberculosis in South Korea: A Comparison of Smear- and Culture-Based Protocols.Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases · 2019Article
- Infection prevention in general medical wards: A call to action.African journal of thoracic and critical care medicine · 2019Article
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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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