Contact investigations following patient and staff exposure to active tuberculosis infections: a review of the clinical evidence and guidelines
CADTH
Record ID 32015000286
English
Authors' recommendations:
Evidence from one prospective uncontrolled study suggest a low contagiosity of the index case to staff members in a hospital setting, with age being the only predictor of latent TB infection. Evidence regarding factors that trigger the need for a contact investigation when a patient is exposed to another patient with an active tuberculosis infection in the hospital setting is lacking. Guidelines regarding factors that trigger the need for a contact investigation when a staff member or a patient is exposed to a patient with an active tuberculosis infection in the hospital setting are lacking. The guidelines included in this review describe contact investigation in general that in part may be applicable for hospital setting, and provided recommendations based on low level of evidence.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2014
URL for published report:
http://www.cadth.ca/media/pdf/htis/nov-2014/RC0546%20TB%20contact%20Final.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Tuberculosis
- Health Personnel
- Inpatients
- Hospitals
Contact
Organisation Name:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Contact Address:
600-865 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S8 Canada. Tel: +1 613 226 2553; Fax: +1 613 226 5392;
Contact Name:
requests@cadth.ca
Contact Email:
requests@cadth.ca
Copyright:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
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