Preventing tuberculosis among health workers in Malawi

Preventing tuberculosis among health workers in Malawi

OBJECTIVE: Following the introduction of guidelines for the control of tuberculosis (TB) infection in all hospitals in Malawi, a study was carried out to determine whether the guidelines were being implemented, the time between admission to hospital and the diagnosis of pulmonary TB had been reduced...

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Main Authors: Harries A.D., Hargreaves N.J., Gausi F., Kwanjana J.H., Salaniponi F.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2002-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/transmission
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/prevention and control
Disease transmission, Patient-to-professional/prevention and control
Infection control/methods
Guideline adherence
Malawi
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862002000700003

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