Rationale: Workplace inhalational hazards remain common worldwide, even though they
are ameliorable. Previous American Thoracic Society documents have assessed the …

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) in health care workers (HCWs) was not considered a
serious problem following the advent of effective antibiotic therapy. Interest was re …

In 1994, CDC published the Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis in Health-Care Facilities, 1994. The guidelines were issued in response to 1) a …

A systematic review of published articles was performed to identify risk factors associated
with recent transmission of tuberculosis (TB). The computerized search identified studies in …

This review summarizes the epidemiological evidence for occupationally acquired
tuberculosis and considers the implications for the prevention of tuberculosis. The relevant …

The risk for healthcare workers (HCWs) of tuberculosis (TB) attributable to occupational
exposure is difficult to determine, as are the conditions contributing to this risk. The objective …

We investigated alternative measurement methodology for infrared body thermometry to
increase accuracy for outdoor fever screening during the 2003 SARS epidemic. Our results …

We conducted a retrospective, population-based study with use of restriction fragment length
polymorphism (RFLP) analysis to determine the incidence of and risk factors for clustering of …

Background To investigate the occupational risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection in a low-
incidence setting, data from a prospective study of patients with culture-confirmed TB …

SETTING: University-affiliated hospital located in an area with a high incidence of pulmonary
tuberculosis (PTB). OBJECTIVE: To develop a clinical prediction rule (CPR) based on …