1. Skin testing for tuberculosis in university teaching hospitals--is there a problem?
- Author
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Mabon BL, Ciardi B, Nouri K, and Ruben FL
- Subjects
- Documentation standards, Humans, Infection Control methods, Inservice Training standards, Longitudinal Studies, Medical Audit, Medical Staff, Hospital standards, Pennsylvania, Program Evaluation, Hospitals, University standards, Infection Control Practitioners standards, Tuberculin Test standards
- Abstract
We performed four annual audits of tuberculin tests performed on hospitalized patients at a university teaching hospital complex. Each audit assessed if tests were performed and read correctly. House staff performed skin testing in years 1 to 3. Despite interventions of teaching and then of written instructions on skin testing, performance was poor. When testing was turned over in year 4 to trained infection control practitioners, performance approached 100%. We conclude that university teaching hospitals should assess skin-testing performance.
- Published
- 1997
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