Neglected disease in mentally ill patients: Major tuberculosis outbreak in a psychiatric hospital (CROSBI ID 238351)
Prilog u časopisu | kratko priopćenje | međunarodna recenzija
Podaci o odgovornosti
Žmak, Ljiljana ; Obrovac, Mihaela ; Lovrić, Zvjezdana ; Janković Makek, Mateja ; Katalinić Janković, Vera
engleski
Neglected disease in mentally ill patients: Major tuberculosis outbreak in a psychiatric hospital
As tuberculosis incidence decreases, the possibility of overlooking the disease increases, especially in vulnerable populations. We describe here a major tuberculosis outbreak among mentally ill patients in Croatia, focusing on 1 regional hospital where most patients were hospitalized. The outbreak emphasizes the vulnerability of mentally ill patients to tuberculosis infection and the complexity of infection control measures in psychiatric institutions. The awareness of tuberculosis in these settings should be maintained to interrupt prolonged exposure and avoid unnecessary infection.
TB outbreak ; TB in mentally ill patients ; TB infection control
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Podaci o izdanju
45 (4)
2017.
456-457
objavljeno
0196-6553
10.1016/j.ajic.2016.09.004
Povezanost rada
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita