| Subject: | Airborne Precautions for Tuberculosis |
| Category: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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| Published: | Thu, 12 Jan 2006 - 10:00 am |
| TB airborne precautions should be initiated for any patient who has symptoms or signs of TB disease, or who has documented infectious TB disease and has not completed anti-tuberculosis treatment.
Patients with suspected infectious TB shall be placed in Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms (AII rooms). Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms (AII rooms) are used to:
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