Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation CADTH. Contact investigations following patient and staff exposure to active tuberculosis infections: a review of the clinical evidence and guidelines. Ottawa: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). Rapid Response. 2014 Authors' conclusions Evidence from one prospective uncontrolled study suggest a low contagiosity of the index case to staff members in a hospital setting, with age being the only predictor of latent TB infection. Evidence regarding factors that trigger the need for a contact investigation when a patient is exposed to another patient with an active tuberculosis infection in the hospital setting is lacking. Guidelines regarding factors that trigger the need for a contact investigation when a staff member or a patient is exposed to a patient with an active tuberculosis infection in the hospital setting are lacking. The guidelines included in this review describe contact investigation in general that in part may be applicable for hospital setting, and provided recommendations based on low level of evidence. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Contact Tracings; Health Personnel; Hospitals; Inpatients; Tuberculosis Language Published English Country of organisation Canada English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), 865 Carling Avenue, Suite 600, Ottawa, Ontario Canada, K1S 5S8 Email: requests@cadth.ca AccessionNumber 32015000286 Date abstract record published 12/03/2015 |