Tuberculosis Infection Control
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Introduction
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The presence of many HIV-infected and immunocompromised patients, health-care workers and visitors coupled with the lack of appropriate infection control policy and practice has created a favorable environment for transmission and spread of TB within health care facilities. The three types of infection control strategies used to diminish the transmission of TB within a health facility are administrative (managerial); environmental; and personal respiratory protection which address infection control at different points in potential transmission. |
