Caitlin Dugdale, MD, MSc, and Kimon Zachary, MD, physicians in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and assistant professors of Medicine at Harvard Medical ...

These precautions include isolating persons with suspected TB in patient rooms with specialized air handling known as airborne infection isolation rooms. To improve our ability to assess patients ...

Patients with suspected tuberculosis (TB) require special precautions in healthcare facilities, and cases of TB have been rising in the US over the past several years. These precautions include ...

TBorNotTB has been developed to assist clinicians in diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis in low-prevalence settings. Read more.

The World Health Organization Friday shortened to 10 the number of days that a patient testing positive for Covid-19 should remain in isolation. Before Friday, WHO suggested people with symptoms ...

Another aspect of infection control is the psychological impact of isolation precautions on patients. A study focusing on patients under isolation found that these precautions could negatively ...

Inpatients on isolation for a respiratory illness must wear a mask when being transported to another part of the hospital; Visitors to patients on isolation must follow the hospital’s Personal ...