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Attitudes, knowledge and practices of healthcare workers regarding occupational exposure of pulmonary tuberculosis

Author(s) -

Lesley Thembelani Bhebhe,

Cornel van Rooyen,

Wilhelm J. Steinberg

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

african journal of primary health care and family medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 2071-2936

pISSN - 2071-2928

DOI - 10.4102/phcfm.v6i1.597

Subject(s) - medicine , infection control , health care , tuberculosis , sputum , family medicine , environmental health , healthcare worker , intensive care medicine , pathology , economics , economic growth

Healthcare-associated tuberculosis (TB) has become a major occupational hazard for healthcare workers (HCWs). HCWs are inevitably exposed to TB, due to frequent interaction with patients with undiagnosed and potentially contagious TB. Whenever there is a possibility of exposure, implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC) practices is critical.

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