Infection Prevention, Employee Health and Wellness, Risk management, Lutheran Health Network, Fort Wayne, IN.
Infection Prevention, Employee Health and Wellness, Risk management, Lutheran Health Network, Fort Wayne, IN.
Am J Infect Control. 2024 Feb;52(2):225-228. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2023.06.014. Epub 2023 Jun 22.
A systematic approach to contact investigations has long been a cornerstone of interrupting the transmission of tuberculosis in community settings. This paper describes the implementation of a systematic 10-step contact investigation within an acute care setting during a multistate outbreak of healthcare-associated tuberculosis. A systematic approach to contact investigations might have applicability to the prevention of other communicable infections within healthcare settings.
系统的接触者调查方法一直是在社区环境中中断结核病传播的基石。本文描述了在一次多州医疗机构相关结核病暴发期间,在急症护理环境中实施的 10 步系统接触者调查。系统的接触者调查方法可能适用于预防医疗机构内其他传染病的传播。