Protocols and Guidelines for Management of Tuberculous Patients in Dental Office - A Review
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Dentists are increasingly treating patients who have significant medically compromising conditions, a number of which predispose individuals to Tuberculosis. The increased number of patients with tuberculosis has created new challenges for dental practitioners and further, emerging drug resistant strains of the disease complicate treatment. Transmission of M.tuberculosis is a recognized risk to patients and health care workers. Recently, nosocomial TB outbreaks have demonstrated the substantial morbidity and mortality among patients and health care workers that have been associated with incomplete implementation of CDC’S guidelines for preventing the transmission of tuberculosis in healthcare facilities. To meet challenges, dentists will have to identify the high risk groups through proper interpretation of patient histories to manage these patients more appropriately.
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S Rajasekar, P. L. Ravishankar, G. Balaji Babu
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