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Boletim de Pneumologia Sanitária
versão impressa ISSN 0103-460X
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GONCALVES, Marcelo Luiz Carvalho. Transmissão nosocomial da tuberculose: diminuindo o risco. Bol. Pneumol. Sanit. [online]. 2001, vol.9, n.2, pp.21-26. ISSN 0103-460X.
Nosocomial transmission of tuberculosis may affect both patients and health care workers. This article describes some CDC and WHO recommended infection control measures. Administrative, environmental control and personal respiratory protection measures are discussed in a resource-limited settings. Some issues related to tuberculosis counseling and screening for health care workers are discussed
Palavras-chave : tuberculosis; nosocomial transmission; infection control measures; prevention.