Evaluation of Infection Control Measures in Preventing the Nosocomial Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a New York City Hospital

Abstract

Transmission of MDR-TB among AIDS patients decreased markedly after enforcement of readily implementable administrative measures, ending the outbreak. However, tuberculin skin-test conversions among healthcare workers may not have been prevented by these measures. CDC guidelines for prevention of nosocomial transmission of TB should be implemented fully at all US hospitals.