Sections

• THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
• COMMITTEE ON REGULATING OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO TUBERCULOSIS
• Acknowledgments
• REVIEWERS
• Summary
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Basics of Tuberculosis
• 3. Occupational Safety and Health Regulation in Context
• 4. Comparison of CDC Guidelines and Proposed OSHA Rule
• 5. Occupational Risk of Tuberculosis
• 6. Implementation and Effects of CDC Guidelines
• 7. Regulation and the Future of Tuberculosis in the Workplace
• References
• A Study Origins and Activities
• B The Tuberculin Skin Test
• C The Occupational Tuberculosis Risk of Health Care Workers
• D Effects of CDC Guidelines on Tuberculosis Control in Health Care Facilities
• E OSHA in a Health Care Context
• F Respiratory Protection and Control of Tuberculosis in Health Care and Other Facilities
• G Recommendations of the Institute of Medicine Committee on Eliminating Tuberculosis in the United States
• H Committee Biographies