The Challenge of Tuberculosis in Developing Countries

Abstract

1. Integrate important fundamentals from other existing guidelines Internationally accepted guidelines such as from the CDC1 and the WHO2 should be consulted. A useful concept in these guidelines is the three levels of control measures, which are ranked according to their importance and priority. the first level and the most important is Administrative Controls, which are aimed at reducing the tb exposures of health care workers (HCWs). this is followed by the second level of Engineering Controls, which are environmental methods to reduce the concentration of droplet nuclei in the air. the final level is Personal respiratory Protection for HCWs who need to be exposed in the course of patient care.