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Guidelines for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in Health Care Facilities in Resource-limited Settings
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Recommended citation: World Health Organisation. Guidelines for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in Health Care Facilities in Resource-limited Settings. 1999. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/1999/WHO_TB_99.269.pdf.
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1999
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These guidelines are designed for settings with limited resources to provide inexpensive and effective control strategies for prevention of TB transmission in health care workers (HCW). They serve not only to prevent patient-to-HCW transmission, but also to prevent patient-to-patient transmission. Recommendations focus on the district and referral level health care facilities and are based upon three levels of infection control: administrative, environmental, and personal respiratory protection. Activities at the referral and district level include development of an Infection Control Plan, HCW training, patient education, sputum collection, and triage.
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World Health Organisation