Table 1. Activities to reduce the transmission of TB15.

Scope of infection controls	Activity
Facility level
Managerial activities	Identify and strengthen a coordinating body for TB infection control: political commitment and leadership arrangement develop a facility plan (budget, human resources, spaces, policies, and procedures)
	On-site surveillance of TB; address advocacy, communication, and social mobilization (ACSM); monitoring and evaluation; research
Administrative controls	Identification (triage) and separation of TB suspects
	Minimizing the time spent in facilities
	Package of prevention and care interventions
Environmental controls	Reducing the concentration of infectious respiratory aerosols
	Controlling the direction of infectious air
Personal protective equipment	Particulate respirators
Congregate settings
Managerial activities	Coordinating system for planning and interventions
	Overcrowding should be avoided
	Education and communication material for a specific focus
Administrative controls	All inhabitants of long-term facilities should be screened for TB before entry into the facility
	Referral system for proper management of TB patients in short-term stay such as in jails and shelters
Environmental controls	Regulations for ventilation in public buildings
	UVGI could be considered
Personal protective equipment	The same recommendations on infection control apply as for health-care facilities
	Appropriate referral organization in short-term stay settings
Households
Managerial activities
Administrative controls	Early case detection is most important
Environmental controls	Natural ventilation may be sufficient
Personal protective equipment	Health-care providers should wear particulate respirators when attending MDR-TB patients in enclosed spaces

TB: tuberculosis; UVGI: ultraviolet germicidal irradiation; MDR: multi-drug resistant.