| Document ID (ISN) | 59357 |
| CIS number |
93-121 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1991 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Lanphear B.P., Snider D.E. |
| Title |
Myths of tuberculosis |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr. 1991, Vol.33, No.4, p.501-504. 54 ref. |
| Abstract |
This brief overview of the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) outlines myths and misconceptions in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. The myths are believed to be: (1) never repeat intradermal testing of persons who give a history of a positive reaction; (2) never give a tuberculin test to a Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine recipient; (3) preventative therapy is too hazardous; (4) radiologic screening is effective; (5) TB is not an occupational disease. The paper outlines the occupations that attract persons at high risk of TB, occupations that increase susceptibility to development of active TB, and occupational settings which have an increased exposure risk to the disease. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
tuberculosis; medical treatment; medical prevention; diagnosis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
vaccines; silica; radiology; tuberculin test; epidemiologic study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
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