학술논문
Transmission of tuberculosis infection in a commercial office.
Document Type
Case Study
Author
Source
Medical Journal of Australia; 2/17/2014, Vol. 200 Issue 3, p177-179, 3p
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Language
ISSN
0025729X
Abstract
The article presents a case study of tuberculosis (TB) in a commercial office in Victoria, potentially transmitted due to the dealy of diagnosis, quarantine and treatment of a patient with active TB. Topics discussed include the Victorian Department of Health (DH) staff underwent chest x-ray, interferon release assay (IGRA), and tuberculin skin test (TST), the 23 workplace contacts tested positive on TST, and the workplace had an open-plan design.