Is Cutaneous Tuberculosis Infectious? A Case Presentation and Practical Management Plan Conferences

abstract

• AbstractInfection control measures for cutaneous tuberculosis in the absence of pulmonary disease are problematic. Delays in diagnosis can lead to the exposure of many individuals. This article describes a case of cutaneous tuberculosis and the subsequent contact investigation. Strategies for infection control and their practicality are discussed.

authors

• Hui, Charles
• Garg, Amit
• Pennie, Ross

status

• published 

publication date

• November 2003

has subject area

• 11 Medical and Health Sciences (FoR)
• Aged (MeSH)
• Aged, 80 and over (MeSH)
• Epidemiology (Science Metrix)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Infection Control (MeSH)
• Male (MeSH)
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MeSH)
• Patient Care Management (MeSH)
• Tuberculin Test (MeSH)
• Tuberculosis, Cutaneous (MeSH)

published in

• Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology  Journal

presented at event

• 11th Annual Meeting of the Society-for-Healtcare-Epidemiology-of-America  Conference

keywords

• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Humans
• Infection Control
• Male
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• Patient Care Management
• Tuberculin Test
• Tuberculosis, Cutaneous

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1086/502152

PubMed ID

• 14649778

start page

• 870

end page

• 871

volume

• 24

issue

• 11