Home Healthcare Nurse · 2006 · 17 citations · 1 references
Public HealthInfectious Disease ControlCase FindingInfectious Disease EpidemiologyTuberculosis ControlPulmonary TuberculosisTuberculosis CareTuberculosis Case FindingTuberculosis DiagnosisTuberculosis EpidemiologyTuberculosis Infection ControlActive Pulmonary TuberculosisActive Tuberculosis Case FindingActive Tuberculosis TreatmentHome Care IntegrationPulmonary Tuberculosis EpidemiologyTuberculosis Case DetectionTuberculosis Case Management
Home care staff frequently become anxious when a patient with active infectious tuberculosis is referred for home care. Using a home care patient case study, this article reviews tuberculosis epidemiology, pathophysiology, treatment, and infection control. It also discusses home health staff's role in case finding because home care patients with chronic disease and immunosuppression conditions are at risk for active tuberculosis disease.
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