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. 2001 Mar-Apr;7(2):259–262. doi: 10.3201/eid0702.010222

Tuberculosis control in the 21st century.

K A Sepkowitz 1
PMCID: PMC2631725  PMID: 11294719

Abstract

In response to tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks in the United States in the late 1980s and early 1990s, U.S. hospitals spent tremendous resources to ensure a safer workplace. A remarkable decrease in nosocomial transmission resulted, along with a decrease in TB cases nationally. Federal standards have been promulgated to ensure a safer work environment for all U.S. workers potentially exposed to TB. However, these measures may prove costly and burdensome and thus may compromise the ability to deliver care.

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