Tuberculosis Infection Control: A Practical Manual for Preventing TB, 2nd edition includes 4 expanded chapters, released in 2023, that cover: Environmental Controls – Ventilation; Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms; Clinics; and Homeless Shelters. This final installation of the 2nd edition joins 3 other updated chapters released in 2022.
This manual is designed for use as a bridge between clinical and administrative staff and engineering consultants working to reduce the risk of tuberculosis transmission in health and community care settings. This manual complements introductory materials currently available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, such as the Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis, Chapter 6: Tuberculosis Infection Control.
Co-edited by Paul Jensen, PhD, PE, CIH, and CITC Principal Investigator Lisa Chen, MD, this 2nd edition is available only online.
Watch this website for updates about a print version in 2024.
Date of second edition, 2023 updates: December 2023
Date of second edition, 2022 updates: December 2022
Date of first edition updates: 2011
Date of original release: 2007
The 1st edition of Tuberculosis Infection Control: A Practical Manual for Preventing TB (2007) was a compilation of five separate CITC products that focused on TB infection prevention and control concerns specific to various types of healthcare and community settings.
Documents:
Chapter 1: Administrative Controls (2022)
Chapter 2: Environmental Controls: Overview and Part 1 – Ventilation (2023)
Environmental Controls: Part 2 – UVC (2022)
Chapter 3: Personal Protective Equipment: Respirators and Surgical Masks (2022)
Chapter 4: Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms (AIIRs) (2023)
Chapter 6: Homeless Shelters (2023)