RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Tuberculosis Infection Control: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
JF American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
JO Clin Lab Sci
FD American Society of Chemistry and Laboratory Science
SP 27
OP 34
DO 10.29074/ascls.28.1.27
VO 28
IS 1
A1 Rex A. Ameigh
A1 Jane R. Semler
A1 Amy Freshley Lebkuecher
A1 Perry M. Scanlan
YR 2015
UL http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/28/1/27.abstract
AB Although tuberculosis rates have declined in the United States over the past 19 years, new cases and cases of drug resistant strains continue to appear. Healthcare workers are at particular risk for contracting tuberculosis as they care for those who are undergoing diagnosis. This article proposes an interdisciplinary tuberculosis management protocol which will reduce the exposure of laboratory and radiography staff to tuberculosis high risk patients during diagnostic testing. Further, we demonstrate the use of interdisciplinary diagnostic management teams to improve communication of tuberculosis exposure risk and reduce the infection of healthcare workers.ABBREVIATIONS: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB), Infectious Dose (ID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Electronic Health Record (EHR), high efficiency particulate air (HEPA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)