OpiniãoAdams J, Bartram J, Chartier Y. Essential environmental health standards in health care. Geneva, Switzerland. World Health Organization. 2008.
Baussano I, Bugiani M, Carosso A et al. Risk of tuberculin conversion among healthcare workers and the adoption of preventive measures. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2007;64(3):161-166.
Churchyard G, Scano F, Grant A et al. Tuberculosis preventive therapy in the era of HIV infection: overview and research priorities. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2007;196(Suppl 1):S52-62.
Escombe AR, Oeser CC, Gilman RH, Navincopa M, Ticona E, Pan W, Martinez C, Chacaltana J, Rodriguez R, Moore DAJ, Friedland JS, Evans CA. (2007) Natural ventilation for the prevention of airborne contagion. PLoS Med 4(2): e68.
Galgalo T, Dalal S, Cain KP et al. Tuberculosis risk among staff of a large public hospital in Kenya. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2008, 12(8):949-954.
Jensen PA, Lambert LA, Iademarco MF, Ridzon R. (2005). Guidelines for preventing the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in health-care settings. Morbidity and Mortality Weekley Report, Recommendations and Reports, 54(RR17);1-141.
LoBue PA, Catanzaro A. Effectiveness of a nosocomial tuberculosis control programme at an urban teaching hospital. Chest, 1998;113(5):1184-1189.
Moore D, Gamage B, Bryce E, Copes R, Yassi A. (2005). Protecting health care workers from SARS and other respiratory pathogens: organizational and individual factors that affect adherence to infection control guidelines. Am J Infect Control,33(2):88-96.
World Health Organization. Core components for infection prevention and control programmes. Report of the second meeting informal network on infection prevention and control in health care. Geneva, Switzerland. World Health Organization. 26-27 June 2008.
WHO Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Response. Standard precautions in health care. Aide-memoire. Geneva, Switzerland. World Health Organization, October 2007.
World Health Organization. Core components for infection prevention and control programmes. Report of the second meeting informal network on infection prevention and control in health care. Geneva, Switzerland. World Health Organization. 26-27 June 2008.
World Health Organization. Tuberculosis Infection Control in the Era of Expanding HIV Care and Treatment: Addendum to WHO Guidelines for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in Health Care Facilities in Resource-Limited Settings. 1999.
Yassi A, Noble MA, Daly P, Bryce E.(2003) Severe acute respiratory syndrome - Guidelines were drawn up collaboratively to protect healthcare workers in British Columbia. British Medical Journal,326(7403):1394-1395.
Supported by Existing Guidelines:
WHO policy on TB infection control in health-care facilities, congregate settings and households, 2009
Section 2.21: Implementation of some controls will require less investment in human resources than others. However, in general, lack of a workforce competent in TB infection control is one of the major barriers to developing and implementing sound policy and practice. Coordinated planning by representatives from programmes in TB, HIV, correctional services, general infection prevention and control and occupational health is required to identify gaps and develop a national human resource plan that will increase capacity within the health system.
WHO. Core components for infection prevention and control programmes, 2008.
IPC programmes are closely related to many activities of occupational health programmes and must work in coordination. Links between public health services and the facilities for events of mandatory reporting. Permanent coordination with activities related to waste management and sanitation , biosafety, antimicrobial pharmacy, occupational health, patients and consumers and quality of health care.