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Reduction in Tuberculin Skin-Test Conversion Rate After Improved Adherence to Tuberculosis Isolation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2015
Abstract
The rate of purified protein derivative (PPD) conversion in workers at our hospital increased to 1.7% in 1991. After implementation of mandatory respiratory isolation of patients with community-acquired pneumonia, the rate dropped to 0.6%. This policy may protect workers in institutions where the majority of patients with pneumonia have risk factors for tuberculosis.
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