Transcription of Chapter 7 Tuberculosis Infection Control
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Chapter 7 Tuberculosis Infection Control
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;. Explain the main goals of a TB Infection Control program;. Discuss the three levels of an effective TB Infection Control program;. Explain the purpose and the characteristics of a TB airborne Infection isolation room; and Describe the circumstances when respirators and surgical masks should be used.
An AII room is : a single-occupancy patient-care room in which environmental factors are controlled to minimize transmission of infectious agents. If a facility does : not: have an AII room, patients should be placed in a room that has been designated for isolation of persons with suspected or known infectious TB
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