| Subject: | CDC Issues Updated Guidelines for TB Prevention in Healthcare Settings |
| Category: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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| Published: | Tue, 10 Jan 2006 - 10:00 am |
| On December 30, 2005 the CDC issued updated guidelines for preventing the transmission of tuberculosis in healthcare settings. The report updates recommendations issued in 1994 and reflects shifts in the epidemiology of TB, advances in scientific understanding, and changes in health-care practice that have occurred in the United States during the preceding decade.
The 1994 CDC guidelines were aimed primarily at hospital-based facilities, which frequently refer to a physical building or set of... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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