Transcription of Chapter 7 Tuberculosis Infection Control
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Chapter 7. Tuberculosis Infection Control Table of Contents Chapter Objectives.. 189. Introduction.. 191. Infectiousness.. 192. TB Infection Control Measures.. 196. TB Infection Control Program.. 199. TB Infection Control in Nontraditional Facility-based Settings.. 218. TB Infection Control in the Home .. 222. Chapter Summary .. 224. References .. 226. Chapter Objectives After working through this Chapter , you should be able to Describe the factors that determine the infectiousness of a Tuberculosis (TB) patient.
disease, TB disease located in the oral cavity or the larynx, or extrapulmonary disease that includes an open abscess or lesion in which the concentration of organisms is high. Pulmonary TB should be ruled out when there is a diagnosis of extrapulmonary TB disease. Table 7.2 indicates the criteria for patients to be considered noninfectious.
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