Occupational exposure to tuberculosis in endemic areas: room for improvement

Occupational exposure to tuberculosis: risk and consequences.

tion, assessment, and refinement of practice pattern algorithms and studies defining cost-efficient, highquality care should be a rich field of endeavor. Addressing these issues offers a potential for forging a partnership between academicians and clinicians that can provide the practicing community a unique opportunity to participate in clinical research. The AIDS epidemic has already provided...

OSHA enforcement policy and procedures for occupational exposure to tuberculosis.

Mapping of fluoride endemic areas and assessment of fluoride exposure.

The prevalence of fluorosis is mainly due to the consumption of more fluoride through drinking water. It is necessary to find out the fluoride endemic areas to adopt remedial measures to the people on the risk of fluorosis. The objectives of this study are to estimate the fluoride exposure through drinking water from people of different age group and to elucidate the fluoride endemic areas thro...

The Effects of Occupational Exposure to Isoflurane Anesthetic Gas on Cardiopulmonary Function and Practical Capacity of Operating Room Staff

Introduction: The effects of chronic exposure to isoflurane anesthetic gas at a concentration of 13 ppm on the function of cardiovascular and respiratory systems of hospital operating room staff are investigated in this study. Methods and Materials: Subjects included operating room staff (experimental group: 10 men and 10 women) and control group has been selected from other wards of hospital ...

Tuberculosis as a cause or comorbidity of childhood pneumonia in tuberculosis-endemic areas: a systematic review.

Pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in infants and children worldwide, with most cases occurring in tuberculosis-endemic settings. Studies have emphasised the potential importance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in acute severe pneumonia in children as a primary cause or underlying comorbidity, further emphasised by the changing aetiological range with rollout of bacterial conju...