WHO Operational Handbook on Tuberculosis. Module 1 : : Prevention - Infection Prevention and Control.

• Place / Publishing House: Geneva : : World Health Organization,, 2023.; Ã2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (116 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Annex 10. Country example: education messages for tuberculosis and for tuberculosis infection prevention and control -- Annex 9. Checklist for the review of programmatic implementation of tuberculosis infection prevention and control -- Annex 8. Choosing a radiometer for measurement of ultraviolet C irradiation -- Annex 7. How to choose upper-room germicidal ultraviolet light fixtures -- Annex 6. Sample posters for health education -- Annex 5. Health care worker TB screening register -- Annex 4. Health care worker tuberculosis screening form -- Annex 3. Example of an outline of facility tuberculosis infection prevention and control plan -- Annex 2. Facility tuberculosis risk assessment tool -- Annex 1. Data elements for monitoring implementation of tuberculosis infection prevention and control -- References -- 6. Monitoring and evaluation -- 5. TB IPC in special situations -- 5.1 TB IPC in congregate settings -- 5.2 TB IPC in households -- 4. Respiratory protection -- 4.1 Particulate respirators -- 4.2 Medical masks -- 3. Environmental controls -- 3.1 Upper-room GUV systems -- 3.2 Ventilation systems -- 2. Administrative controls -- 2.1 Coordination and planning of TB IPC activities -- 2.2 Implementation of administrative controls -- 2.3 Staff training and education on TB IPC -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Rationale for TB infection prevention and control -- 1.2 Objective and target audience -- 1.3 Adopting the core principles of IPC in TB programmes -- 1.4 WHO recommendations on TB IPC -- Definitions -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Acknowledgements.