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Tuberculosis in the Workplace
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Tuberculosis in the Workplace


Marilyn J. Field, Editor

Committee on Regulating Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis
Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE


NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C.


Contents


Front Matter -- PDF file

Acknowledgments -- PDF file

Table of Contents -- PDF file

Summary -- PDF file

1  Introduction -- PDF file

2  Basics of Tuberculosis -- PDF file

3  Occupational Safety and Health Regulation in Context -- PDF file

4  Comparison of CDC Guidelines and Proposed OSHA Rule -- PDF file

5  Occupational Risk of Tuberculosis -- PDF file

6  Implementation and Effects of CDC Guidlines -- PDF file

7   Regulation and the Future of Tuberculosis in the Workplace -- PDF file

References -- PDF file

Appendix A  Study Origins and Activities -- PDF file

Appendix B  The Tuberculin Skin Test -- PDF file

Appendix C  The Occupational Tuberculosis Risk of Health Care Workers -- PDF file

Appendix D  Effects of CDC Guidelines on Tuberculosis Control in Health Care Facilities -- PDF file

Appendix E  OSHA in a Health Care Context -- PDF file

Appendix F  Respiratory Protection and Control of Tuberculosis in Health Care and Other Facilities -- PDF file

Appendix G  Recommendations of the Institute of Medicine Committee on Eliminating Tuberculosis in the United States -- PDF file

Appendix H  Committee Biographies -- PDF file

 

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