Infection Control and Managing Tuberculosis at Long Term Care Facility: A Case Report

Abstract

The incidence of Tuberculosis (TB) in the United States has decreased; however, clinical and isolation management in Long Term Care (LTC) facilities remains a challenge. LTC residents are at higher risk of primary and reactivation TB because they live in confined spaces and have impaired immunity. All patients admitted to LTC are required to have screening for TB at admission because of these risks. However guidelines for isolation of patients with known Tuberculosis at LTC are less known. We present a patient with active TB who required placement in a LTC facility.