HCP entering the room soon after a patient vacates the room should use respiratory protection. (See personal protective equipment section below) Standard practice for pathogens spread by the airborne route (e.g., measles, ...
HCP entering the room soon after a patient vacates the room should use respiratory protection. (See personal protective equipment section below) Standard practice for pathogens spread by the airborne route (e.g., measles, tuberculosis) is to restrict unprotected individuals, including HCP, from ente...
New CDC Tuberculosis Guidelines May End Annual Testing of HCWsAHC MEDIAHospital Employee Health
Factors that should be considered include: presence of symptoms related to 2019-nCoV, date symptoms resolved, other conditions that would require specific precautions (e.g., tuberculosis, Clostridioides difficile), other laboratory information reflecting clinical status, alternatives to inpatient isolation...
Our laboratory at Tampa General Hospital validated a modified version of the CDC assay following the FDA EUA guidelines and brought in commercial assays to help respond to the testing demand. The modified CDC SARS-CoV-2 assay involves off-instrument cell lysis and nucleic acid extraction steps, ...
New Tuberculosis Testing Guide Supplements CDC Recommendations: Dropping annual TB screening means emphasis on education, treatmentThanassi, WendyHospital Employee Health