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AFB ISOLATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Hospital Organization
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tuberculosis isolation
1, record 1, English, tuberculosis%20isolation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- AFB isolation 2, record 1, English, AFB%20isolation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tuberculosis isolation (AFB isolation) is an isolation category for patients with pulmonary tubeculosis who have a positive sputum smear or a chest x-ray film that strongly suggests current (active) tuberculosis. Laryngeal tuberculosis is also included in this isolation category. 1, record 1, English, - tuberculosis%20isolation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Warnings must be posted outside a respiratory isolation room, stating "special respiratory isolation" or "AFB isolation". The warnings must say what precautions are required. 3, record 1, English, - tuberculosis%20isolation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- isolement de tuberculose
1, record 1, French, isolement%20de%20tuberculose
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- isolement tuberculose 2, record 1, French, isolement%20tuberculose
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En deuxième lieu, il ramène les vieilles catégories de précautions d'isolement (Isolement strict, Isolement de contact, Isolement respiratoire, Isolement de tuberculose, Précautions entériques, et Précautions de Drainage/Sécrétions) et les anciennes précautions pour les maladies spécifiques en trois volets de précautions basés sur les routes de transmission pour un petit nombre de patients spécifiques connus ou présumément infectés ou colonisés par des pathogènes très contagieux ou importants épidémiologiquement; ces précautions basées sur la transmission, définies pour diminuer le risque de transmission aérienne, par gouttelettes et par contact à l'hôpital, doivent être utilisées en plus des Précautions standard. 1, record 1, French, - isolement%20de%20tuberculose
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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