Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association
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J Miss State Med Assoc · Aug 2015
Tuberculosis Containment among the Homeless in Metropolitan Jackson, Mississippi.
Preventing tuberculosis among the homeless has emerged as an especially difficult challenge. ⋯ Sustained adherence to local shelter and correctional facility TB prevention measures based on standards and policies proved effective in other settings is most crucial. These include requirements for periodic tuberculosis prevention and awareness training for shelter and correctional facility staff, ongoing tuberculosis screening and follow-up among homeless shelter clients and inmates of local correctional facilities, and attention to shelter and correctional facility environmental sanitation, proper ventilation, ultraviolet light fixtures and capacity/bed alignment standards.