Systematic contact investigation: An essential infection prevention skill to prevent tuberculosis transmission in healthcare settings.

Health care–associated infection

Journal

American journal of infection control
ISSN: 1527-3296
Titre abrégé: Am J Infect Control
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8004854

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
22 Jun 2023
Historique:
received: 10 04 2023
revised: 14 06 2023
accepted: 16 06 2023
pubmed: 25 6 2023
medline: 25 6 2023
entrez: 24 6 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

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.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2023.06.014 PMID: 37355098
pubmed: 37355098
pii: S0196-6553(23)00478-9
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2023.06.014
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Tamasin Adams (T)

Infection Prevention, Employee Health and Wellness, Risk management, Lutheran Health Network, Fort Wayne, IN. Electronic address: tryarina@gmail.com.

Krystal Miller (K)

Infection Prevention, Employee Health and Wellness, Risk management, Lutheran Health Network, Fort Wayne, IN.

Michelle Law (M)

Infection Prevention, Employee Health and Wellness, Risk management, Lutheran Health Network, Fort Wayne, IN.

Erika Pitcher (E)

Allen County Department of Health, Fort Wayne, IN.

Biak Chinpar (B)

Allen County Department of Health, Fort Wayne, IN.

Kelly White (K)

Indiana Department of Health, Indianapolis, IN.

Molly Deutsch-Feldman (M)

Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.

Ruoran Li (R)

Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.

Thomas D Filardo (TD)

Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.

Alfonso C Hernandez-Romieu (AC)

Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.

Noah G Schwartz (NG)

Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.

Maryam B Haddad (MB)

Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.

Janet Glowicz (J)

Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.

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