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.