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Nationwide, at least several hundred workers have become infected and have
required medical treatment after workplace exposure to TB. The following
references aid in recognizing and evaluating hazards associated with TB in the
workplace.
- Hospital.
OSHA eTool. Focuses on hazards and controls found in the hospital setting.
The following modules contain sections on tuberculosis:
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Nursing Home. OSHA eTool. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) have identified nursing homes and long-term care
facilities as high-risk settings for exposure to TB.
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Nursing Homes and Personal Care Facilities. OSHA Safety and Health
Topics Page.
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TB Guidelines. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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NIOSH-Funded Study Simulates Hospital Room to Test UV System for Employee TB
Protection. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), (2003, April
29). Researchers conducted a
six-year study whose results will help NIOSH and others in ongoing efforts
to protect employees in health-care and other industries from job-related
tuberculosis infection.
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Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention.
Provides links to up-to-date information including Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs)
and fact sheets.
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Fact Sheets.
Provides a variety of tuberculosis fact sheets for patients and the general public.
- Health Hazard Evaluations: Tuberculosis 1990-1999.
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2001-116, (2001,
January). Presents titles and summaries of Health Hazard Evaluations (HHEs) related to TB, organized by type of facility.
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Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis (2000). US Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS),
(2000). Also available as a 1 MB
PDF, 144
pages. Intended
as a reference manual for clinicians caring for people with or at high risk for tuberculosis.
Increases clinicians' awareness of appropriate screening, diagnosis, management, and
treatment measures to prevent tuberculosis transmission in the health care setting.
- Controlling
Tuberculosis in the United States - Recommendations from the American Thoracic Society, CDC, and the Infectious Diseases Society of
America. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Morbidity and Mortality
Weekly Report (MMWR) 54(RR12);1-81, (2005, November 4).
- Tuberculosis. Medline Plus Health Information,
(2008, August 17).
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