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Article: Fighting the TB dragon. (tuberculosis)

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Medical Laboratory Observer
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February 1, 1994
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As the battle to stem the transmission of tuberculosis rages, OSHA and the CDC have joined forces to increase awareness of this adversary and improve occupational safety practices.

ON OCT. 12, 1993, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new draft guidelines--replacing previously published recommendations--on the prevention of transmission of tuberculosis.(TB) in health care facilities.|1~ Only 4 days earlier, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released an enforcement policy and inspection procedures concerning occupational exposure to TB.

Coincidence? Absolutely not. Since OSHA can provide the bite for the CDC's ...

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