MEDICAL-CLINICAL EXPERIENCES ON TUBERCULOSIS AS OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE BY LABORATORY INFECTION

Abstract

Investigations have shown that technicians working in general hospitals or in laboratories of the Public Health Authorities are not particularly exposed to the risk of tuberculous infection provided due care is taken in the handling and disposing of the material. There are only very few cases in which proof can be established that the tuberculous disease was contracted in the course of work.--Technical assistants working in tuberculosis hospital or chest clinics are considerably more exposed, not only because of the type of work carried out by them, but also because of the constant contact with tuberculous patients. The risk attached to this kind of work is approximately the same as that of the medical and nursing staff in these establishments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0835151

Entities

People

  • E. Jensen

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Employment
  • German Language
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Infection
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Medical Technicians
  • Occupational Diseases
  • Public Health
  • Technicians
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Oncology
  • Systems Analysis and Design