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Journal articles on the topic "Tuberculosis Hospitals Tuberculosis Personnel"
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Price, Loraine E., William A. Rutala, and Gregory P. Samsa. "Tuberculosis in Hospital Personnel." Infection Control 8, no. 3 (March 1987): 97–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0195941700067254.
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AbstractTuberculosis (TB) skin testing practices and the prevalence and inherent risk of TB infection among hospital employees in 167 North Carolina (NC) hospitals were determined from a 79% (132/167) response to a tuberculosis screening questionnaire. Preemployment TB skin testing was performed by 98% of responding hospitals, primarily (87%) by the Mantoux method. TB skin test reactions of ≥ 10 mm were interpreted as significant by 72% and at the appropriate time interval of 48 to 72 hours after administration by 80%. The booster test was routinely performed in 12% of the hospitals. TB infection prevalence among new employees during 1983 was 6.3% (260/4137) in 30 hospitals supplying these data. A positive correlation was noted between employee infection prevalence and county TB case rates (P = .014). Skin test conversion data from 56 hospitals across the state revealed a five year mean conversion rate of 1.14% among 71,253 personnel. There was an association between the incidence of TB in the general population and the frequency of conversions among hospital employees in corresponding geographical regions. Similarly, the incidence of TB among approximately 100,000 NC hospital employees in 1983 and 1984 was less than the incidence in the general population. These associations suggest that the incidence of TB infection among hospital personnel may reflect the prevalence of tuberculosis in the community rather than an occupational hazard. Annual TB skin testing of hospital employees may be justified in eastern North Carolina where the incidence of tuberculosis (22-30 cases/ 100,000) is greater than the national average and where the risk of new TB infection among hospital employees is relatively common (≥1.5%).
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Haley, Charles E., Robert C. McDonald, Lois Rossi, Wilbur D. Jones, Robert W. Haley, and James P. Luby. "Tuberculosis Epidemic among Hospital Personnel." Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 10, no. 5 (May 1989): 204–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/30144334.
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Haley, Charles E., Robert C. McDonald, Lois Rossi, Wilbur D. Jones, Robert W. Haley, and James P. Luby. "Tuberculosis Epidemic among Hospital Personnel." Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 10, no. 5 (May 1989): 204–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/646003.
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Asratyan, A. A., T. A. Semenenko, I. B. Kal’nin, O. A. Orlova, D. V. Soloviev, E. V. Rusakova, S. M. Kazaryan, and S. N. Kuzin. "Current Epidemiological Features of Viral Hepatitis B and C, Tuberculosis and HIV Infection In Psychiatric Hospitals." Journal of microbiology epidemiology immunobiology, no. 1 (March 6, 2020): 32–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.36233/0372-9311-2020-1-32-39.
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Background. Psychiatric hospitals, where patients with immunodeficiency often do not comply with basic preventive measures, as well as receiving a wide range of medical procedures, including parenteral ones, are the institutions of high risk of socially significant infections spreading.The aim was to study the current epidemiological features of parenteral hepatitis among various categories of mentally ill patients (with pulmonary tuberculosis and HIV infection) and medical personnel in a large psychiatric hospital.Materials and methods. Serological markers of hepatitis B (HB) and hepatitis C (HC) were determined in 8352 patients and 542 employees of a large psychiatric hospital using domestic diagnostic test systems.Results. Markers of HB and HC among patients were revealed in 7.2% of persons (HB — 2.8%, HC — 3.1%, and HB+HC — 1.4%). The analysis of sex, age and social characteristics of HBVand HCV-patients was conducted. Markers of HC were significantly more common in HIV-infected patients (44.4% of individuals); the main routes of transmission of HB and HC were intravenous drug use and sexual intercourse. Among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, the maximum number of persons was found with markers of HB (44.3%) and HB+HC (38.2%); the main clinical form of pulmonary tuberculosis was represented by the infiltrative form (60.4%); in 53,7% of cases the bacillary forms were identified that pose a serious epidemiological risk in the spread of tuberculosis in the hospital. Analysis of the social structure showed that HBV+HC+HIV and pulmonary tuberculosis are characteristics of persons with aggravated social status. The most frequent factors of infection with HBV and HCV were longterm parenteral loading and intravenous drug use. The greatest factor of parenteral load was observed in mentally ill patients diagnosed with HB+HC accompanying tuberculosis. It was shown that the frequency of HBV and HCV markers detection among medical personnel depends on the department profile, work duration, frequency and risk of contact with blood during professional activity.Conclusion. A high level of comorbidity of mental disorders and socially significant infectious diseases (HIV infection, tuberculosis and HB and HC) has been established, which has a significant impact on the epidemic process of these infections. Preventive programmes established in hospitals and in the territories they serve should take into account their comorbidity. The necessity of specific and non-specific prevention of viral hepatitis in patients and medical staff of psychiatric hospitals is shown.
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Asratyan, A. A., T. A. Semenenko, I. B. Kal’nin, O. A. Orlova, D. V. Soloviev, E. V. Rusakova, S. M. Kazaryan, and S. N. Kuzin. "Current Epidemiological Features of Viral Hepatitis B and C, Tuberculosis and HIV Infection In Psychiatric Hospitals." Journal of microbiology, epidemiology and immunobiology 97, no. 1 (April 2, 2020): 32–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.36233/0372-9311-2020-97-1-32-39.
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Background. Psychiatric hospitals, where patients with immunodeficiency often do not comply with basic preventive measures, as well as receiving a wide range of medical procedures, including parenteral ones, are the institutions of high risk of socially significant infections spreading.The aim was to study the current epidemiological features of parenteral hepatitis among various categories of mentally ill patients (with pulmonary tuberculosis and HIV infection) and medical personnel in a large psychiatric hospital.Materials and methods. Serological markers of hepatitis B (HB) and hepatitis C (HC) were determined in 8352 patients and 542 employees of a large psychiatric hospital using domestic diagnostic test systems.Results. Markers of HB and HC among patients were revealed in 7.2% of persons (HB — 2.8%, HC — 3.1%, and HB+HC — 1.4%). The analysis of sex, age and social characteristics of HBVand HCV-patients was conducted. Markers of HC were significantly more common in HIV-infected patients (44.4% of individuals); the main routes of transmission of HB and HC were intravenous drug use and sexual intercourse. Among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, the maximum number of persons was found with markers of HB (44.3%) and HB+HC (38.2%); the main clinical form of pulmonary tuberculosis was represented by the infiltrative form (60.4%); in 53,7% of cases the bacillary forms were identified that pose a serious epidemiological risk in the spread of tuberculosis in the hospital. Analysis of the social structure showed that HBV+HC+HIV and pulmonary tuberculosis are characteristics of persons with aggravated social status. The most frequent factors of infection with HBV and HCV were longterm parenteral loading and intravenous drug use. The greatest factor of parenteral load was observed in mentally ill patients diagnosed with HB+HC accompanying tuberculosis. It was shown that the frequency of HBV and HCV markers detection among medical personnel depends on the department profile, work duration, frequency and risk of contact with blood during professional activity.Conclusion. A high level of comorbidity of mental disorders and socially significant infectious diseases (HIV infection, tuberculosis and HB and HC) has been established, which has a significant impact on the epidemic process of these infections. Preventive programmes established in hospitals and in the territories they serve should take into account their comorbidity. The necessity of specific and non-specific prevention of viral hepatitis in patients and medical staff of psychiatric hospitals is shown.
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Starshinova, A. A., Yu S. Zinchenko, E. V. Istomina, N. Yu Basantsova, M. V. Filatov, E. N. Belyaeva, M. M. Nazarenko, et al. "Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Personnel of Various Institutions and Determination of the Risk Group for Tuberculosis." BIOpreparations. Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment 19, no. 3 (September 17, 2019): 178–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.30895/2221-996x-2019-19-3-178-184.
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Early diagnosis of tuberculosis remains essential for the prevention of the disease and control of its incidence. The diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) has significantly improved over the last years due to the use of new immunological tests, including the Diaskintest.The aim of the study was to assess the potential of immunological assays for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection and determination of risk groups for tuberculosis among personnel of different institutions.Materials and methods: in 2015–2018, a prospective group-control study was conducted that included employees of various medical centres (n = 154) and healthy individuals (n = 30). There were no significant age differences between the subjects. All the subjects included in the study shared their medical history, underwent general examination, X-ray examination, and were tested with Diaskintest. Multispiral computed tomography (MSCT) of the chest was performed for every subject with a positive Diaskintest result.Results: the comparison of the number of persons with LTBI in general care hospitals, personnel of a manufacturing firm, and among healthy individuals showed that the risk of being infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is very similar in all the groups (from 6.8 to 10.0 %). The highest risk of developing LTBI was found in people who worked in an infectious area for more than 5 years (48.4 %). The analysis of the level of immune complexes (ICs) demonstrated that individuals with LTBI did not have isotypes of IgG3 and IgE immune complexes, which are found in patients with tuberculosis. The identification of particular isotypes indicates a borderline state between LTBI and tuberculosis and requires therapeutic intervention.Conclusions: the use of the Diaskintest makes it possible to distinguish groups of employees of various institutions who are at a higher risk of developing tuberculosis. At the same time, determination of the ICs helps to reveal the borderline condition which requires medical intervention.
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Tokars, Jerome I., George F. McKinley, Joan Otten, Charles Woodley, Emilia M. Sordillo, Joan Caldwell, Catherine M. Liss, et al. "Use and Efficacy of Tuberculosis Infection Control Practices at Hospitals With Previous Outbreaks of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis." Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 22, no. 7 (July 2001): 449–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/501933.
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AbstractObjective:To evaluate the implementation and efficacy of selected Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for preventing spread ofMycobacterium tuberculosis.Design:Analysis of prospective observational data.Setting:Two medical centers where outbreaks of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) had occurred.Participants:All hospital inpatients who had active TB or who were placed in TB isolation and healthcare workers who were assigned to selected wards on which TB patients were treated.Methods:During 1995 to 1997, study personnel prospectively recorded information on patients who had TB or were in TB isolation, performed observations of TB isolation rooms, and recorded tuberculin skin-test results of healthcare workers. Genetic typing ofM tuberculosisisolates was performed by restriction fragment-length polymorphism analysis.Results:We found that only 8.6% of patients placed in TB isolation proved to have TB; yet, 19% of patients with pulmonary TB were not isolated on the first day of hospital admission. Specimens were ordered for acid-fast bacillus smear and results received promptly, and most TB isolation rooms were under negative pressure. Among persons entering TB isolation rooms, 44.2% to 97.1% used an appropriate (particulate, high-efficiency particulate air or N95) respirator, depending on the hospital and year; others entering the rooms used a surgical mask or nothing. We did not find evidence of transmission of TB among healthcare workers (based on tuberculin skin-test results) or patients (based on epidemiological investigation and genetic typing).Conclusions:We found problems in implementation of some TB infection control measures, but no evidence of healthcare-associated transmission, possibly in part because of limitations in the number of patients and workers studied. Similar evaluations should be performed at hospitals treating TB patients to find inadequacies and guide improvements in infection control.
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Sims, Kristin, and Roger Stienecker. "Financial and Labor Benefits of the Individual TB Risk Assessment Model for Annual TB Screening." Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 41, S1 (October 2020): s234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.787.
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Background: Since 1991, US tuberculosis (TB) rates have declined, including among health care personnel (HCP). Non–US born persons accounted for approximately two-thirds of cases. Serial TB testing has limitations in populations at low risk; it is expensive and labor intensive. Method: We moved a large hospital system from facility-level risk stratification to an individual risk model to guide TB screening based on Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of US Health Care Personnel: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2019. This process included individual TB risk assessment, symptom evaluation, TB testing for M. tuberculosis infection (by either IGRA or TST) for HCP without documented evidence of prior LTBI or TB disease, with an additional workup for TB disease for HCP with positive test results or symptoms compatible with TB disease. In addition, employees with specific job codes deemed high risk were required to undergo TB screening. Result: In 2018, this hospital system of ~10,000 employees screened 7,556 HCP for TB at a cost of $348,625. In 2019, the cost of the T Spot test increased from $45 to $100 and the cost of screening 5,754 HCP through October 31, 2019, was $543,057. In 2020, it is anticipated that 755 HCP will be screened, saving the hospital an estimated minimum of $467,557. The labor burden associated with employee health personnel will fall from ~629.66 hours to 62.91 hours. The labor burden associated with pulling HCPs from the bedside to be screened will be reduced from 629.66 hours to 62.91 hours as well. Conclusion: Adoption of the individual risk assessment model for TB screening based on Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of US Health Care Personnel: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2019 will greatly reduce financial and labor burdens in healthcare settings when implemented.Funding: NoneDisclosures: None
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Prihartono, Nurhayati, Ella N. Hadi, Caroline E. Wuryaningsih, Lintang D. Saraswati, and Yovsyah . "A mixed method study of tuberculosis case management in hospitals of West and Central Java, Indonesia." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 4, no. 9 (August 23, 2017): 3380. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173849.
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Background: Indonesia as the secondlargest contributor of tuberculosis (TB)has adopted the WHOrecommendation through DOTS strategy to reducedisease burden in both government and private hospitals. Effectiveness of DOTS implementation in healthcare centers has been reported. However,few studies found that the TB treatment success rate in hospitals was still low.The objectives of the study were to assess case detection and the implementation of DOTS strategy in hospital. Methods: Study was conducted in 8 hospitalsin West Java and Central Java that had implemented DOTS strategy during a two-year period (2007-2008). Mixed methods were used to obtain data on treatment strategy quantitatively and its exploration qualitatively, particularly the practice performed by hospital staff and the patient’s experience. Results: Hospitals didnot refer many new TB cases to healthcare centers. All patients, treatment observers and the heads of DOTS team of the private hospitals stated that medication was always available at the hospital. Some public hospitals reported lack of stock of OAT due to large patient numbers.Seven out of the 8 hospitals had allocated treatment observers.Public and private hospitals had achieved treatment success rate of 61 to 74% for smear-positive and negative cases. However, there was a high proportion of cases that defaulted from treatment, the majority of which was among smear-negative cases in public hospital (29%). Conclusions: Overall success rate of TB treatment in hospital was low. Strengthening of TB case management in hospital through improved training of health-care personnel is needed to reduce the burden of TB in Indonesia.
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Cannas, Angela, Maria Grazia Paglia, Dominick Calistus Sakhoo, Francesco Vairo, Basra Doulla, Boniface Nguhuni, Zainab Chaula, et al. "Strengthening tuberculosis diagnosis in a low-resource setting: experience learned in Dodoma, Tanzania." Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 7, no. 09 (September 16, 2013): 676–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.3855/jidc.3366.
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Introduction: Diagnosing tuberculosis in low-resource settings mostly relies on sputum smear microscopy. Improvement through capacity building is a priority. This project aimed to strengthen tuberculosis diagnosis at an intermediate level laboratory. Methodology: The Italian National Institute for Infectious Diseases and the Italian Development Cooperation closely collaborated with regional and national institutions and reference laboratories to provide laboratory setup, equipment and reagents, personnel training, and the implementation of culture and quality assessment programs at Dodoma Regional Hospital, Dodoma, Tanzania. Results: Microscopy sensitivity was increased, personnel were trained, and culture techniques and quality assessment programs were introduced. Conclusions: Implementing tuberculosis diagnosis in resource-constrained settings is feasible and represents a basis for further strengthening.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Tuberculosis Hospitals Tuberculosis Personnel"
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Ndlebe, Lusanda. "Occupational exposure to tuberculosis: knowledge and practices of employees at specialised tuberculosis hospitals." Thesis, Nelson Mandela University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/14245.
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Knowledge and safer practices regarding occupational exposure are crucial to all employees working in healthcare facilities, especially Tuberculosis (TB) hospitals. This study aimed to explore and describe the knowledge and practices of employees working in three specialised TB hospitals regarding occupational exposure to TB. The results of the study will be used to make recommendations to the Eastern Cape Department of Health (ECDOH) and hospital managers that could assist in reducing the prevalence of occupational TB. This quantitative, descriptive and contextual study was conducted in three specialised TB hospitals in the Nelson Mandela Bay Health District (NMBHD). Convenience sampling was used to select the research participants. The knowledge and practices of 181 employees towards occupational exposure to TB and infection control was measured through a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire covered areas such as the knowledge of TB and infection control, the infection control policy, infrastructure as well as patient transportation. The whole population was targeted and out of a potential 253 employees, 181 were on duty during the stage of data collection and agreed to willingly participate in the study. The data was analysed descriptively using MS excel and MS word. This study revealed that 69% (n=124/181) of employees in the three specialised TB hospitals in the NMBHD have adequate knowledge of infection control. However, only 10% (n=18/181) of employees reported appropriate infection control practices, while almost half of the participants 42% (n=76) apparently practice infection control poorly. The majority (78%, n=141) of the employees in the three specialised TB hospitals in the NMBHD reported knowing about the availability of an infection control policy in their respective hospitals, however only 42 % (n=76) have reportedly read the policy. In conclusion, knowledge and practices regarding occupational exposure in specialised TB hospitals in the NMBHD is not optimal. It is however, important to note that the majority of employees have knowledge about the TB disease itself and its symptoms. Recommendations were made in order to improve infection control knowledge and practices. These include the development of a plan for purchasing of equipment to address infection control, development of a curriculum specific for non-nursing personnel and the establishment of a plan to ensure the availability of patient consultation rooms and dining halls. A further recommendation deemed important by the researcher was isolation glass as a compulsory specification when purchasing patient transportation vehicles, in order to provide protection for the drivers transporting patients to and from the hospital.
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Ayuk, Julius Nkongho. "A cross-sectional study of tuberculosis among workers in Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Western Cape province, South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85836.
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Thesis (MMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction: The morbidity and mortality associated with tuberculosis (TB) disease is of grave consequences for the health and employment of afflicted individuals. Healthcare workers are identified amongst high risk groups in communities. The prevalence/incidence of TB is dependent on the presence of associated risk factors which varies in diversity and intensity in different communities and workplaces. Understanding the risk factors operating in any given environment is indispensable to any tuberculosis control programme. Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the occurrence and trends of TB disease as well as to determine the risk factors associated with the disease among Tygerberg hospital employees. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study design with a nested case-control component was used to determine the occurrence (and trends) and risk factors of TB disease respectively. Occurrence and trends of tuberculosis: The frequencies, distribution and trends of TB disease from 2008 to 2011 were obtained by calculating and comparing the annual incidence rates for each variable. Cases were identified from the occupational health clinic TB register, while the various denominator data were obtained from the Human Resource database. Determination of risk factors: Cases were recruited from the occupational health clinic TB register and controls were randomly selected from unaffected workers during the study period. Self-administered risk factor questionnaires were completed by both cases and controls. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine the association between known and suspected risk factors and the occurrence of TB disease amongst employees. Results: Sixty six cases of TB disease occurred in the workforce during the study period resulting in an annual average incidence rate of 397/100,000 population (95% CI: 307/100,000-505/100,000). Twenty three (34.8%) of the 66 cases occurred in Housekeeping staff, making them the most affected sub-group [1181/100,000 population (95% CI: 747/100,000-1768/100,000)]. The rate of TB disease in nurses was 1.7 times (95%CI: 1.4-2.0) that of doctors. Workers in the 40-49 years age-group experienced the highest incidence [490/100,000 population (95%CI: 329.6/100,000-706.8/100,000)] of TB disease compared to the other age-groups. There was no obvious difference in gender occurrences. Disease rates varied among different racial groups, with the highest rate in black employees [1473/100,000 population, (95%CI: 924/100,000-1981/100,000)]. Distribution of TB disease in the institution was widespread, with security department being the most affected [2500/100,000 population (95%CI: 311/100,000- 9262/100,000)]. There was a downward but statistically insignificant (annual range 9-23; p=0.28) trend in the rate of disease occurrence over the study period. No previous training on TB prevention (OR: 2.97, 95% CI: 1.15 - 7.71), HIV (OR: 67.08, 95% CI: 7.54 – 596.64) and working without knowledge of TB risk profile of the workplace (OR: 8.66, 95% CI: 1.10 – 67.96) were associated with TB disease occurrence. Conclusion: Occurrence of TB disease among Tygerberg hospital employees was low compared to that of the general population of its drainage areas. Disease occurrence in the facility was wide and varied with respect to occupational groups, workplaces and time. Well-established risk factors for TB infection (and disease) were found to be determinants of disease occurrence in the facility.
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Couto, Ingrid Ramos Reis. "Riscos de contágio em tuberculose entre funcionários em um hospital universitário no município de Niterói - Rio de Janeiro." Universidade Federal Fluminense, 2012. https://app.uff.br/riuff/handle/1/1120.
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Problema: O aparecimento de casos de adoecimentos por tuberculose entre os funcionários do HUAP. Objetivos: Analisar os fatores de risco para tuberculose e o perfil epidemiológico dos funcionários do HUAP/UFF com resultado da prova tuberculínica ≥ 10 mm no período de 2007 a junho de 2011; - Investigar os casos de adoecimento por tuberculose em funcionários do HUAP/UFF no período de janeiro de 2004 a julho de 2011; - Identificar a possível associação entre o perfil epidemiológico dos funcionários que apresentaram positividade na prova tuberculínica e os fatores de riscos para tuberculose. Métodos: trata-se de um survey interseccional, tendo como análise estatística a razão de chances (OR) e análise multivariada dos profissionais que apresentaram conversão na prova tuberculínica. Resultados: foram identificados 10 casos notificados de adoecimentos por tuberculose nos funcionários do HUAP/UFF no período de janeiro de 2004 a julho de 2011, sendo a predominância no sexo masculino com 80%, na qual o perfil de adoecimentos foi de funcionários que não realizavam suas atividades diretamente ao paciente com TB. Os funcionários que apresentaram positividade na prova tuberculínica no período junho de 2007 a março de 2011 teve como variável idade ≥ 50 anos maior risco de conversão na PT com p- valor (0,003), funcionários com tempo de serviço ≥ 30 anos tiveram (OR) 92,3% mais chances de conversão . Funcionários que tinha como ocupação atividades exercidas na categoria laboratório apresentou um risco de conversão 2,2 ( OR) vezes maior quando comparado as demais categorias. Conclusão: foi possível neste estudo estabelecer a relação entre a atividade profissional e a exposição ao risco de contágio em tuberculose. Portanto cabe as chefias de cada setor que as atividades educativas sejam realizadas de forma descentralizada com o objetivo de focar a individualidade de cada setor
Problem: the appearance of cases of illnesses due to tuberculosis among workers of the HUAP. Objectives: analyze risk factors for tuberculosis and epidemiological profile of workers HUAP / UFF results with the tuberculin skin test ≥ 10 mm in the period 2007 to June 2011 - Investigate cases for tuberculosis in workers of HUAP / UFF in From January 2004 to July 2011 - Identify the possible association between the epidemiological profile of workers who were positive in the tuberculin test and the risk factors for tuberculosis. Methods: this is an intersectional survey, with the statistical analysis the odds ratio (OR) and multivariate analysis showed that conversion of the workers in the tuberculin test. Results: were identificad 10 reported case of TB illnesses in workers of HUAP / UFF from january 2004 to july 2011, the predominance in males, with 80%, in which the profile of workers sickness was not performed activities directly to the patient with TB. Workers who tested positive in the tuberculin test in the period june 2007 to march 2011 was variable age ≥ 50 years old increased risk of conversion in PT with p-value (0.003), length of service workers with ≥ 30 years were 92.3% ( OR) conversion as likely . Workers who had occupation activities performed in the category laboratory presented a risk of conversion 2.2 (OR) times higher compared to other categories. Conclusion: this study it was possible to establish the relationship between professional activity and exposure to the risk of contagion in tuberculosis. Therefore it is the heads of each sector that educational activities are conducted in a decentralized manner in order to focus on the individuality of each sector
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Broodryk, Jaco. "Prevalence of primary adrenal insufficiency in patients diagnosed with tuberculosis at the Dr George Mukhari and Kalafong hospitals in South Africa." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/460.
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Thesis (M Med(Chemical Pathology))--University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), 2010.Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem in South Africa with disease rates more than double those observed in other developing countries and up to 60 times higher than those currently seen in the USA or Western Europe. Seventy years ago, it was demonstrated that approximately 70% of patients with primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) was due to TB and this remains a major cause of PAI in developing countries. With these figures in mind it is of great concern that patients with TB are not screened for adrenal insufficiency more often. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of adrenal insufficiency in patients diagnosed with TB. Study population: Seventy three patients at the Dr George Mukhari- and Kalafong hospitals in Gauteng, South Africa, aged 20-91 years, were included. 49 Females and 24 males were recruited. All patients had positive TB microscopy. Metods: High dose adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulation tests were done on all patients, a post stimulation cortisol concentration of > 500nmol/L was considered a normal response. Baseline ACTH determination was also done on all patients. ACTH determination was performed using the Siemens Immulite 2000 ACTH assay, whilst cortisol determination was done on a Beckman Coulter UniCel DxI 800 immunoassay system. Results: 68 patients had a normal response. 5 patients had a post ACTH stimulation cortisol of less than 500nmol/L. Conclusion: Five patients (6.85%) had a blunted response to the ACTH stimulation test which identifies some form of adrenal insufficiency. None of the patients had an increased ACTH concentration. This finding excludes PAI and the normal ACTH concentrations in these 5 patients are highly suggestive of secondary-or tertiary adrenal insufficiency.
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Probandari, Ari. "Revisiting the choice : to involve hospitals in the partnership for tuberculosis control in Indonesia." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Epidemiologi och global hälsa, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-37894.
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in many low- and middle-income countries, including Indonesia. To accelerate TB case detection, and to improve the quality of diagnosis and treatment provided by all providers, the Public-Private Mix for implementing Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (PPM DOTS) was introduced in 2000. However, previous studies on PPM DOTS have focused on private practitioners and there has been a scarcity of research on PPM DOTS in the hospital setting. This dissertation aims to capture the potential of the PPM DOTS strategy, and identify the barriers to its implementation in hospitals in Indonesia. This dissertation is based on four separate but interrelated studies: 1. A costeffectiveness analysis, comparing incremental cost per additional number of TB cases successfully treated under three strategies of PPM DOTS in four provinces. 2. An evaluation of the access to TB services by a cross-sectional study among 62 hospitals, by estimating the proportion of TB cases receiving standardised diagnosis and treatment according to the DOTS strategy. The data were analysed using poststratification analysis. 3. The quality aspect was explored in a multiple-case study, including eight selected hospitals. The data were analysed using cross-case analysis. 4. The process of partnership was explored through a qualitative study. In-depth interviews were conducted with 33 informants, who were actors involved in PPM DOTS in hospitals in Yogyakarta province. Content analysis was applied to the qualitative data. PPM DOTS in hospitals was shown to be a cost-effective intervention in this particular context. However, the quality of the implementation was commonly suboptimal. In addition, a substantial number of TB cases did not get standardised diagnosis and treatment as per the DOTS strategy. The process of creating partnership among hospitals and National TB Programme was shown to be complex and dynamic. Process factors, such as commitment to collaboration and interaction and trust among the actors, were shown to be important. The rapid scaling-up of PPM DOTS in hospitals at the national level in Indonesia should be revisited. Indeed, considering the importance of hospitals in TB control, the implementation should be continued and expanded. However, more attention needs to be given to process, context and governance.
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Werely, Volene Joy. "An audit of discharged patient files at hospitals specialising in the management of tuberculosis." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6502.
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Thesis (MCur)--University of Stellenbosch, 2011.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: In her clinical practice as nursing manager the researcher was concerned about incomplete and inaccurate documentation of patients diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) which were compromising the management of these patients. The primary care nurses endorsed these concerns. Goals and Objective: The goal of this study was to audit nursing documentation according to the phases of the nursing process and the discharge planning of patients diagnosed with TB discharged from TB hospitals in the Western Cape. The objectives for the study were to determine whether the patients were adequately assessed and diagnosed, whether nursing care plans were formulated based on the assessment and whether they were implemented and evaluated according to the nursing process - including the discharged planning. Ethics approval was obtained from the Committee of Human Research Science at Stellenbosch University and permission was also obtained from the respective institutions. Methodology: A descriptive design with a quantitative approach was applied for the purpose of this study. The total population for the study was N=1768. A systematic random sample of 12% from each hospital was drawn: n=214, hospital A (n=142) and hospital B (n=72). Criteria included: all adult patients older than 18 years patients who were discharged between 01 January 2007 and 31st December 2007 all discharged patients from the two hospitals specializing in patients diagnosed with TB. Instrumentation: An audit instrument based on the objectives of the study was approved as the data collection tool. Guided by the proposed study a 10% (n=21) of the number of discharged patient files were drawn for the purpose of a pilot study. Reliability and validity was ensured through the use of experts in the field of nursing, research methodology and statistics. A pilot study was also conducted to support the reliability and validity of the study. Data collection: The researcher collected the data personally with the support of five trained field workers who only assisted at hospital B and was reluctant to assist at the second hospital. Data analysis: Data was analysed with the support of a statistician and expressed in frequencies and tables. Results: All phases of the nursing process showed a low compliance. Results showed that only n=90(42%) of the registered professional nurses checked and signed the initial assessment, furthermore only n=53(34%) showed that a recording was made of all referral documentation to the patient’s follow-up clinic. Recommendations: Recommendations based on the scientific evidence obtained from the study include the implementation of a quality assurance programme namely standardisation, auditing, case management of patients, education and training, rewarding of staff and further research. Conclusion: In conclusion guided by the research question “Are the audited discharged patient files at hospitals specialising in the management of patients with TB in the WCDoH compliant?” The researcher concludes that the discharged patient files are not compliant.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Agtergrond: In haar kliniese praktyk as verpleegbestuurder is die navorser besorgd oor die onvolledige en onakkurate dokumentasie van pasiënte wat met tuberkulose (TB) gediagnoseer is en wat dus die versorging van hierdie pasiënte in gevaar stel. Hierdie besorgdhede is deur die primêre sorg verpleegsters bevestig. Doel en Doelwitte: Die doel van die studie is om die verpleegdokumente te ouditeer volgens die fases van die vepleegproses, asook die ontslagbeplanning van die pasiënte gediagnoseer met TB van die hospitale in die Wes-Kaap. Die doelwitte is om te bepaal of die pasiënte korrek geassesseer en gediagnoseer is en of verpleegsorgplanne opgestel is, wat gebaseer is op die assessering en versorgingsplanne wat geïmplementeer en geëvalueer is volgens die verpleegproses, insluitende die ontslagbeplanning. Etiese goedgekeuring is toegestaan deur die Komitee vir Menslike Navorsingswetenskap van die Universiteit van Stellenbosch en toestemming is ook ontvang van die onderskeie instansies. Metodologie: ’n Beskrywende ontwerp met ’n kwantitatiewe benadering is toegepas vir die doel van die studie. Die totale bevolking vir die studie is N=1786. ’n Sistematiese ewekansige geselekteerde steekproef van 12% van elke hospitaal is geneem: n=214, hospitaal A (n=142) en hospitaal B (n=72). Die kriteria sluit in: alle volwasse pasiënte ouer as 18 jaar pasiënte wat gedurende die periode 01 Januarie 2007 tot 31 Desember 2007 ontslaan is alle ontslag pasiënte van die twee hospitale wat spesialiseer in pasiënte wat gediagnoseer is met TB. Instrumentasie: ‘n Ouditinstrument gebaseer op die doelwitte is goedgekeur as die dataversamelingsinstrument. Na aanleiding van die voorgestelde studie is 10% (n=21) van die aantal ontslag pasiëntlêers getrek vir die doel van die loodsondersoek. Betroubaarheid en geldigheid is verseker deur gebruik te maak van deskundiges in die verplegingsveld, die navorsingsmetodologie en statistiek. Die loodsondersoek is ook uitgevoer om die betroubaarhied en geldigheid van die studie te rugsteun. Dataversameling: Die navorser het die data persoonlik gekollekteer met die bystand van vyf opgeleide veldwerkers wat slegs hulp verleen het by hospital B en wat teësinnig was om hulp te verleen by die tweede hospitaal. Data-analise: Data is geanaliseer met die hulp van ’n statistikus en is uitgedruk in frekwensies en tabelle. Resultate: Alle fases van die verpleegproses het nie voldoen aan die vereistes nie. Resultate dui daarop dat slegs n=90 (42%) van die geregistreerde professionele verpleegsters die aanvanklike assessering nagegaan en onderteken het, vervolgens het slegs n=53 (34%) getoon dat ’n opname gemaak was van alle verwysde dokumentasie van die pasiënt se opvolgbesoek aan die kliniek. Aanbevelings: Aanbevelings is gebaseer op die wetenskaplike bewys wat verkry is van die studie vir die implementering van ’n gehalte versekeringsprogram, naamlik standardisering, ouditering, gevallebestuur van pasiente, opvoeding en opleiding, erkenning aan die personeel, en voortgesette navorsing. Samevatting: Ter afsluiting gelei deur die navorsering’s vraag nl. “Is die geouditeerde verpleegdokumente in hospitale wat spesialiseer in die bestuur van pasiente gediagnoseer met TB in die Weskaap se Department van Gesondheid bygehou?” Die navorser bevestig dat die verpleegdokumente nie bygehou was nie.
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Kallon, Idriss Ibrahim. "Influences on the continuity of care for patients with Mycobacterium tuberculosis referred from tertiary and district hospitals." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29411.
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South Africa is one of the countries with the highest burden of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) in the world. The fact that adult patients diagnosed with TB frequently do not attend their primary healthcare clinics after discharge from hospital for continued treatment remains a challenge for public health in South Africa. This qualitative study employed semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions and observations explored the experiences of patients, their families, healthcare workers and policy makers, with continuity of TB care following diagnosis in hospital. The key research question was what factors were shaping patients’ attendance at primary healthcare clinics following TB diagnosis and start of treatment in tertiary and district hospitals. Sub questions were: how did patients diagnosed with TB interpret and act upon their diagnosis and treatment at the tertiary/district hospital? What roles did patients play in the discharge process? What were their home circumstances and experiences at the clinics they were referred to, regarding their registration and follow-up plan? What were the perceptions of patients, healthcare workers and policy makers on what influences patients’ attendance/non-attendance at clinics? The objective of this study was to contribute to our understanding of patients’ experiences and perceptions of treatment of TB and how services to patients could be improved to enhance better continuity of care. I drew on a three-fold theoretical framework: patient-centred care, Foucault’s concept of the 'medical gaze’ and social determinants of health. My study built upon previous and ongoing research on the topic of continuity of care for TB in Cape Town. I argued that problems in the provision of TB services to hospital patients could be understood as failures of the services at the hospital to achieve some of the core components of patient-centered care. Furthermore, I argued that better systems for following-up patients from the hospitals to their homes and clinics would provide more understanding of the challenges patients faced when they have been referred from a tertiary or district hospital to continue with their treatment. Insights gained from qualitatively following patients from diagnosis to discharge and their home circumstances helped to better understand the problem South Africa faced with continuity of care for TB treatment.
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Vilchez, Chuquín Deyanira Mireya. "Bioseguridad en la protección personal aplicadas por personal de enfermería para prevenir tuberculosis en emergencias de un hospital de Huancayo - 2017." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2018. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/7855.
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Publicación a texto completo no autorizada por el autorIdentifica las medidas de bioseguridad en el uso de la protección personal aplicadas por el personal de enfermería y así poder contar con una base informativa para que las autoridades respectivas puedan intervenir sobre los resultados obtenidos. El estudio es de tipo básica, descriptivo, observacional, de corte transversal. En 60 personales de enfermería mediante técnica de observación, se aplica una lista de cotejo (checklist). Los resultados revelan que el 41% cumplen el uso de gorros descartables y 17% no cumplen. En el cumplimiento de guantes, mandiles y respiradores descartables, 38% tienen un grado de cumplimiento total, 20% un cumplimiento parcial y ninguna persona en el criterio no cumple. La aplicación de las barreras químicas, con cumplimiento de lavados de manos 35% tienen un cumplimiento total, 23% un cumplimiento parcial y ninguna persona en el criterio no cumple.
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Contreras, Camarena Carlos Walter. "Factores de riesgo para tuberculosis pulmonar en personal de salud del Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo. 2004-2015." Doctoral thesis, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2018. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/10011.
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Determina los factores de riesgo para tuberculosis pulmonar en personal de salud del Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo. El tipo de estudio fue cuantitativo, analítico, de casos y controles; se incluyeron 192 trabajadores de salud, 96 casos con tuberculosis pulmonar y 96 trabajadores de salud sin la enfermedad, quienes formaron el grupo control; ambos grupos fueron pareados por grupo ocupacional. Se recolectaron datos de fuente secundaria a través de una ficha estructurada para tal fin. Para determinar los factores de riesgo se utilizó el modelo predictivo de regresión logística multivariada. Se consideró estadísticamente significativo un valor de p <0,05. Se encontraron 96 casos de tuberculosis pulmonar, la tasa de incidencia habitual fue de 3,48 x 1000 trabajadores de salud. Los factores asociados significativamente en el análisis univariado fueron: velocidad del flujo aéreo menor de 0,7m/seg, presencia de aire acondicionado en los ambientes hospitalarios, elevado grado de hacinamiento (espacio libre menor de 2m2 /persona), edad cronológica menor de 40 años, presencia de al menos una comorbilidad, y el tiempo de trabajo hospitalario menor de 20 años. Concluye que la presencia de alto grado de hacinamiento y el tiempo de trabajo hospitalario menor a 20 años constituyen factores de riesgo para tuberculosis pulmonar activa en trabajadores de salud del Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo.Tesis
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Du, Plessis Sarah Jane. "Pneumocystis jiroveci and respiratorey bacterial pathogens in cases of pneumonia at hospitals in Port Elizabeth." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/946.
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Pneumocystis jiroveci, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis are respiratory pathogens associated with pneumonia, with increasing prevalence of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP) and tuberculosis (TB) in AIDS patients. Increased resistance of M. tuberculosis has emphasized the need for rapid susceptibility testing, such as flow cytometry. Sputum specimens (102) were assessed by PCR employing primers directed at the following genes: P. jiroveci: mitochondrial large subunit ribosomal RNA (mtLSUrRNA), dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) and dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), and for M. pneumoniae: 16S rRNA and P1 adhesin. Positive P. jiroveci samples were genotyped by PCR-SSCP (single-strand conformation polymorphism) targeting the: internal transcribed spacer region (ITS), intron of the nuclear 26S rRNA gene (26S), variable region of the mitochondrial 26S rRNA gene (mt26S) and β-tubulin gene (β-tub). Multi-drug resistant (MDR-TB) cultures grown in the presence and absence of four antibiotics (rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol and ofloxacin) were heat killed, stained with SYTO16 and Propidium Iodide and analysed using flow cytometry. Rifampicin resistance gene mutations were screened by PCR and DNA sequencing. Details of patient’s gender, age, HIV and M. tuberculosis status were provided by the hospitals. Women were seen to be at high risk for community-acquired P. jiroveci colonisation. Overall, prevalence of P. jiroveci was 55.1 percent (54/102 patients). P. jiroveci was mainly associated with HIV (25/102 P. jiroveci positive patients for which clinical data was available) and co-colonisation with M. tuberculosis was observed in 11 cases. Sequence analysis of DHPS and DHFR products found no resistance associated mutations. M. pneumoniae was detected in one patient. Four simple SSCP patterns were identified and there were no co-infections with other P. jiroveci strains. Nine M. tuberculosis samples [8 MDR-TB isolates (NHLS) and M. tuberculosis ATCC® 27294TM] were tested. There was a 53 percent (19 out of 36 tests) agreement of flow cytometry with the BACTEC MGIT 960. Mutations (at two specific codons, namely 516 and 531) in the rifampicin resistance-determining region (RRDR) of the rpoB gene were observed in eight M. tuberculosis isolates. Evaluation of methods for genotyping and drug susceptibility testing of PcP and TB are imperative for epidemiology and drug resistance studies, and impact on treatment protocols.
Books on the topic "Tuberculosis Hospitals Tuberculosis Personnel"
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Zonnestraal: Een nieuwe tijd lag in het verschiet : geschiedenis van een sociaal en architectonisch monument. Amsterdam: Arbeiderspers, 1986.
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Skogheim, Dag. Sanatorieliv: Fra tuberkulosens kulturhistorie. [Oslo]: Tiden Norsk Forlag, 2001.
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Virginia. Dept. of Health. Report of the Department of Health on long term care of infectious tuberulosis patients to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia. Richmond: Commonweath of Virginia, 1995.
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Lungenheilanstalt und Patientenschicksal: Sozialgeschichte der Tuberkulose in Deutschland und England im späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2000.
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Virchow, Christian. Medizinhistorisches um den "Zauberberg", "Das gläserne Angebinde" und ein pneumologisches Nachspiel: Gastvortrag an der Universität Augsburg am 22. Juni 1992. Augsburg: Rektor der Universität Augsburg, 1995.
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Jurjāne, Mirdza. Satiktie saulrieti: Lielbērze : vēsture, cilvēki, notikumi. Dobele [Latvia]: Poligrāfijas infocentrs, 2007.
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The history of Abergele Hospital: Confronting the white plague : 'ymladd y pla gwyn'. Denbigh: Gee & Sons, 1999.
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Connecticut. Dept. of Health. Tuberculosis Elimination Advisory Committee. Prevention of transmission of tuberculosis in Connecticut acute care hospitals: Results of a study and recommendations of the Connecticut Tuberculosis Elimination Advisory Committee. Hartford, Conn: American Lung Association, 1996.
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Andersen, Bjørg Marit. "Tuberculosis: Prevention." In Prevention and Control of Infections in Hospitals, 91–95. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99921-0_10.
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Andersen, Bjørg Marit. "Tuberculosis: Control in Hospitals." In Prevention and Control of Infections in Hospitals, 783–98. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99921-0_56.
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Gammage, R. B. "Controlling Aerial Transmission of Aspergillosis, Legionellosis and Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Hospitals." In Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in Hospitals, 95–100. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8773-0_9.
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Alevantis, L. E., F. J. Offermann, S. Loiselle, and J. M. Macher. "Pressure and Ventilation Requirements of Hospital Isolation Rooms for Tuberculosis (TB) Patients: Existing Guidelines in the United States and a Method for Measuring Room Leakage." In Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in Hospitals, 101–16. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8773-0_10.
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Perelman, Elisheva A. "“The Soldiers Must Have the Real Fighting Spirit”." In American Evangelists and Tuberculosis in Modern Japan, 125–55. Hong Kong University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5790/hongkong/9789888528141.003.0008.
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This section turns to the Protestant nondenominational organization which soon followed on the heels of the Y.M.C.A., The Salvation Army. Following a brief history of The Army and its work in England, the chapter looks at the arrival of the organization in Japan. In both England and in Japan, The Salvation Army emphasized the urban population that the Y.M.C.A. had overlooked, including subaltern issues of poverty, illness, and prostitution. In addition, The Army employed its history of devotion to divine healing or theotherapy in Japan. However, it also built a handful of hospitals to minister to the urban poor, carving out a niche among those the Y.M.C.A. had presumably forsaken. In doing so, The Salvation Army’s moral enterprise actually had a few means of assisting the victims of tuberculosis, although most of those assisted were male.
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Goh, Kim Nee, Yoke Yie Chen, and Cheah Hui Chow. "Location-Based Data Visualisation Tool for Tuberculosis and Dengue." In Emerging Research and Trends in Interactivity and the Human-Computer Interface, 260–82. IGI Global, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4623-0.ch013.
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Malaysians suffer from both communicable and non-communicable diseases. Tuberculosis (communicable disease) is common in rural places and dengue (non-communicable disease) is a popular vector-borne disease in Malaysia. Health centres record information of the victims, but merely recording the address in a Microsoft Excel file does not provide much insight to viewers. Currently, an easy to use tool is not available for doctors, officers from the Ministry of Health, and also the public to analyse and visualise the data. It is difficult and time consuming to analyse and interpret raw data tabulated through Microsoft Excel. This research aims to develop a prototype tool that visualises disease data on a Google map. An interpretation is then generated along with the visualisation to give an impartial description about the data. This prototype obtained favourable feedback from a health officer as it can help them in analysing data and assist in the decision making process. The benefit of such application is helpful in tracking diseases’ spreading patterns, how to isolate diseases, as well as mobilising personnel and equipment to the affected areas.
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Huffman, James L. "Shadows and Storms." In Down and Out in Late Meiji Japan. University of Hawai'i Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.21313/hawaii/9780824872915.003.0006.
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Chapter Five looks at the special problems that accompanied poverty, problems made worse by the near total lack of buffers when special difficulties arose. It begins with those who hit rock bottom, particularly the homeless and juvenile beggars (kojiki kozō). Next, it takes up illnesses that attacked the poor with special frequency and force, including STDs, tuberculosis and cholera. There also is a discussion of the isolation hospitals (actually, dying dumps) to which poor people with contagious diseases often were sent. Then come disasters such as floods and fires, which ravaged hinmin areas more often than other parts of the cities. A section on crime examines police data to show that while petty crimes like pickpocketing were high, other types of crime were no higher in hinmin areas than elsewhere. The chapter concludes with the psychic issues that accompanied poverty, including the tendency toward self-blame and the frequency of suicide.
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Roy, Kaushik. "Conclusion." In Indian Army and the First World War, 359–68. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199485659.003.0009.
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In 1914, the Indian Army was not prepared either conceptually or materially to participate in a high-intensity conventional war. It was an occupation force geared for policing purposes and launching punitive expeditions across the frontiers of India. Before the First World War, the industrializing/industrialized nations of West Europe depended on mass armies based on short-service conscripts. The Indian Army comprised of long-service volunteers numbering to 180,000 men. Sepoys and sowars were enlisted for a service of 3 years, but with the option of continuing serving for 18 years. The recruits were trained for 10 months and then they joined the regiments. After the end of 18 years’ service, they became eligible for pension. Most Indian soldiers signed for long service. For the regiments that enlisted in north India, accommodation for families of the personnel was fixed at 5 per cent of the strength. The Indian soldiers lived in hovels made of earth, which were filthy and dilapidated, hence, unsanitary. Overcrowding and unsanitary conditions of the Indian soldiers’ lines caused diseases such as tuberculosis and so on....
Conference papers on the topic "Tuberculosis Hospitals Tuberculosis Personnel"
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Almeida Sequeira, Telma Chantal, and Miguel Villar. "Tuberculosis: Liaison between Hospitals and Ambulatory TB Centres." In ERS International Congress 2017 abstracts. European Respiratory Society, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/1393003.congress-2017.pa2703.
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Yeo, Woon-Hong, Jae-Hyun Chung, and Kyong-Hoon Lee. "Tuberculosis Diagnostics Using a Nanotip Sensor." In ASME 2010 First Global Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/nemb2010-13065.
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Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most widely spread diseases. In 2006, 9.2 million new TB cases were reported with 1.7 million victims [1]. To diagnose TB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is identified in clinical samples. The challenge of TB diagnostics is high-performance screening conducted by nontrained personnel. Currently, nucleic acid testing with target-amplification strategy such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is available for detection of TB. However, this entails cumbersome procedures run by skilled operators with expensive instrumentation and reagents. To overcome these challenges, this paper presents a nanotip sensor to diagnose TB rapidly without target-amplification. The proposed methodology uses a nanostructured tip as a biosensor to detect target analytes. The novelty of this approach is in the superior concentration and detection mechanisms of nucleic acids on the terminal end of a nanotip using an alternating current (AC) electric field, specific chemical binding, and capillary action. Confirmatory identification of MTB is achieved by detecting MTB strains on a nanostructured tip through DNA hybridization. In this paper, the working principle is presented with the demonstration of amplification-free detection of MTB genomic DNA using the nanotip sensor. The performance of the tip sensor is characterized.
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Charney, W. "176. The Economics of Implementing a Tuberculosis Control Plan in Two Hospitals." In AIHce 1997 - Taking Responsibility...Building Tomorrow's Profession Papers. AIHA, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.3320/1.2765298.
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Dwi Pangestuti, Reni, Sri Hernawati, and Farida Wahyu Ningtyias. "The Determinants of Health Personnel Performance in Tuberculosis Control Using “Achieve”Model." In Mid-International Conference on Public Health 2018. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.26911/mid.icph.2018.04.12.
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Le, N. A. T., T. Q. Bui, B. H. Nguyen, C. K. Nguyen, Bui, H.T.T., and N. V. Nguyen. "The Situation of Mortality and Burden of Tuberculosis at Some Hospitals in Vietnam in 2015." In American Thoracic Society 2019 International Conference, May 17-22, 2019 - Dallas, TX. American Thoracic Society, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199.1_meetingabstracts.a5162.
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Aguiar, FS, JB Souza Filho, AP Vieira, A. Lopes, JR Lapa e Silva, AL Kritski, JM Seixas, and FC Mello. "Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) To Predict Pulmonary Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Hospitals in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil." In American Thoracic Society 2009 International Conference, May 15-20, 2009 • San Diego, California. American Thoracic Society, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2009.179.1_meetingabstracts.a3204.
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Qureshi, Y., A. Dayo, M. Ghoto, J. Jamali, T. Khan, and A. Ashad. "Assessment of Prescriptions Containing Antibiotics in Pediatrics, Suffering from Tuberculosis at Selected Hospitals of Jamshoro and Hyderabad, Pakistan." In American Thoracic Society 2019 International Conference, May 17-22, 2019 - Dallas, TX. American Thoracic Society, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199.1_meetingabstracts.a6237.
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Martinez, K. "20. Environmental Assessment of a Reference Mycobacteriology Laboratory and Five Public Hospitals in Mexico with Regard to Occupationally-Acquired Tuberculosis." In AIHce 2001. AIHA, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.3320/1.2765731.
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Nyirenda, John, Dirk Wagner, Bagrey Ngwira, and Berit Lange. "Screening coverage and treatment loss to follow-up of Diabetes and Tuberculosis (TB) patients in hospitals with measures to integrate care of Diabetes and TB and those without integration measures in Malawi." In ERS International Congress 2020 abstracts. European Respiratory Society, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2020.480.
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