Tuberculosis in the Workplace

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Publication Year:2001

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Marilyn J. Field, Editor, Committee on Regulating Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
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Before effective treatments were introduced in the 1950s, tuberculosis was a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. Health care workers were at particular risk. Although the occupational risk of tuberculosis has been declining in recent years, ...
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"...much of the material is relevant to educationalists in occupational health."
-- International Journal of Epidemiology, August 2002

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Front Matter	i-xvi
Summary	1-12	(skim)
1 Introduction	13-23	(skim)
2 Basics of Tuberculosis	24-42	(skim)
3 Occupational Safety and Health Regulation in Context	43-55	(skim)
4 Comparison of CDC Guidelines and Proposed OSHA Rule	56-80	(skim)
5 Occupational Risk of Tuberculosis	81-107	(skim)
6 Implementation and Effects of CDC Guidelines	108-136	(skim)
7 Regulation and the Future of Tuberculosis in the Workplace	137-156	(skim)
References	157-172	(skim)
Appendix A Study Origins and Activities	173-178	(skim)
Appendix B The Tuberculin Skin Test	179-188	(skim)
Appendix C The Occupational Tuberculosis Risk of Health Care Workers	189-229	(skim)
Appendix D Effects of CDC Guidelines on Tuberculosis Control in Health Care Facilities	230-270	(skim)
Appendix E OSHA in a Health Care Context	271-292	(skim)
Appendix F Respiratory Protection and Control of Tuberculosis in Health Care and Other Facilities	293-308	(skim)
Appendix G Recommendations of the Institute of Medicine Committee	309-313	(skim)
Appendix H Committee Biographies	314-318	(skim)
Index	319-340	(skim)

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Before effective treatments were introduced in the 1950s, tuberculosis was a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. Health care workers were at particular risk. Although the occupational risk of tuberculosis has been declining in recent years, this new book from the Institute of Medicine concludes that vigilance in tuberculosis control is still needed in workplaces and communities. Tuberculosis in the Workplace reviews evidence about the effectiveness of control measures such as those recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intended to prevent transmission of tuberculosis in health care and other workplaces. It discusses whether proposed regulations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would likely increase or sustain compliance with effective control measures and would allow adequate flexibility to adapt measures to the degree of risk facing workers.

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"...much of the material is relevant to educationalists in occupational health."
-- International Journal of Epidemiology, August 2002

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