Context matters: Examining the factors impacting the implementation of tuberculosis infection prevention and control guidelines in health settings in seven high tuberculosis burden countries

Context matters: Examining the factors impacting the implementation of tuberculosis infection prevention and control guidelines in health settings in seven high tuberculosis burden countries

Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) in high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries are at increased risk of TB infection due to increased exposures to TB patients and inadequate implementation of TB infection prevention and control (TB IPC) measures in health settings. While various guidelines on TB I...

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Main Authors: M. Saiful Islam, Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, Sayera Banu, Holly Seale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Infection control
Policy
Low and middle-income countries
Airborne precautions
Respirators
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034121000289

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