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- Title
Tuberculosis exposure in an oncology clinic and hospital environment: Not all exposures are equal.
- Authors
Robbins, Emily A.; Pokrywka, Marian; Frank, Linda Rose; Yassin, Mohamed H.
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 57-year-old patient who was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis while undergoing routine treatment for metastatic neural endocrine cancer of the gastro-intestinal tract at a university-affiliated medical center. The case depicts an observational epidemiological study describing and analyzing a tuberculosis (TB) contact investigation. The need for the facilities to have a written facility plan for tuberculosis infection control activities is also tackled.
- Subjects
TUBERCULOSIS prevention; TUBERCULOSIS transmission; ALGORITHMS; CANCER patients; PREVENTION of communicable diseases; HEALTH facilities; OUTPATIENT services in hospitals; LONGITUDINAL method; QUESTIONNAIRES; MATHEMATICAL variables; COMORBIDITY; ENVIRONMENTAL exposure; BODY mass index; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Infection Control / Revue Canadienne de Prévention des Infections, 2018, Vol 33, Issue 1, p50
- ISSN
1183-5702
- Publication type
Case Study