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Tuberculosis
An infectious disease caused by the bacillus mycobacterium tuberculosis, often accompanied by fever and a loss of appetite. It is primarily an infection of the lungs, but any organ system is susceptible, so its manifestations may be varied.
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tuberculin skin test
Health care; Tuberculosis
A method used to evaluate the likelihood that a person is infected with M. tuberculosis. A small dose of PPD-tuberculin is injected just beneath the surface of the skin, and the area is examined ...
tuberculosis (TB)
Health care; Tuberculosis
A clinically active, symptomatic disease caused by an organism in the M. tuberculosis complex (usually M. tuberculosis or, rarely, M. bovis or M. africanum).
two-step testing
Health care; Tuberculosis
A procedure used for the baseline testing of persons who will periodically receive tuberculin skin tests (e.g., HCWs) to reduce the likelihood of mistaking a boosted reaction for a new infection. If ...
ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI)
Health care; Tuberculosis
The use of ultraviolet radiation to kill or inactivate microorganisms.
ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (uvgi) lamps
Health care; Tuberculosis
Lamps that kill or inactivate microorganisms by emitting ultraviolet germicidal radiation, predominantly at a wavelength of 254 nm (intermediate light waves between visible light and X-rays). UVGI ...
ventilation, dilution
Health care; Tuberculosis
An engineering control technique to dilute and remove airborne contaminants by the flow of air into and out of an area. Air that contains droplet nuclei is removed and replaced by contaminant-free ...