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OSHA Enforcement Policy and Procedures for Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

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Special Report
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1993

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References

1. Centers for Disease Control. Guidelines for preventing the transmission of tuberculosis in health-care settings, with special focus on HIV-related issues. MMWR 1990;39(no. RR-17).Google Scholar
2. A suspected case is one in which the facility has identified an individual as having symptoms consistent with TB. The CDC has identified the symptoms to be: productive cough, coughing up blood, weight loss, loss of appetite, lethargy/weakness, night sweats, or fever.Google Scholar
3. NIOSH Recommended Guidelines for Personal Respiratory Protection of Workers in Health-Care Facilities Potentially Exposed to Tuberculosis. Atlanta, Ga: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service: 1992.Google Scholar