TB patients sentenced to 30 days of isolation
OSHA Healthcare Connection, January 27, 2009
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There are plenty of airborne precautions for staff to follow when a tuberculosis (TB) patient enters the facility, but rarely do you need the court system getting involved in infection control.
However a County Circuit judge in Champagne, IL, sentenced one TB infected man to 30 days of isolation in his house because he failed to take the proper precautions to prevent the spread of the infection.
Click here to read more about the whole story plus advice on TB precautions and a free downloadable TB risk assessment tool adapted for ambulatory care on the OSHA Healthcare Advisor.
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