Tuberculosis Exposure from a Healthcare Worker to Patients in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Maria CasalinoThivia JegathesanMichael SgroElizabeth ReaMatthew MullerDouglas M CampbellPublished in: The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale (2022)
The nosocomial spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from a healthcare worker with infectious pulmonary tuberculosis disease to patients remains a risk in the healthcare environment, including neonatal intensive care units. In this paper, we outlined a protocol for neonates exposed to tuberculosis in a neonatal intensive care unit that includes skin testing, chest X-ray imaging, and prophylactic isoniazid. Neonatal patients were followed up with tuberculosis skin testing at both three months corrected age and two months postexposure. To our knowledge, this is the first Canadian study to illustrate a protocol following tuberculosis exposure in a neonatal intensive care unit for exposed neonates.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- healthcare
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- preterm infants
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- randomized controlled trial
- computed tomography
- mass spectrometry
- hepatitis c virus
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- staphylococcus aureus
- human immunodeficiency virus
- social media
- cystic fibrosis
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- antiretroviral therapy
- health information
- electronic health record
- acinetobacter baumannii