Health Care Organizations
Agerton TB, Mahoney FJ, Polish LB, Shapiro CN. Impact of the bloodborne pathogens standard on vaccination of healthcare workers with hepatitis B vaccine. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1995;16:287–291.
Alty CT. A historical look at infection control. RDH. 1994;14:32–33, 34.
Alty CT. Select protective gear carefully. RDH. 1994;14:25– 27.
Breathnach AS, de Ruiter A, Holdsworth GM, et al. An outbreak of multi-drug- resistant tuberculosis in a London teaching hospital. J Hosp Infect. 1998;39:111–117.
Bryan CS, Brenner ER. Utility of the hospital tuberculosis registry. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1994;15:536–539.
Centers for Disease Control. Immunization of health-care workers: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1997;46:1–42.
DeJoy DM, Gershon RR, Murphy LR, Wilson MG. A work- systems analysis of compliance with universal precautions among medical care workers. Health Educ Q. 1996;23:159– 174.
Feldman M, Bramson J. What is the cost of office compliance? An ADA survey on OSHA regulations, dentistry. Dent Teamwork. 1994;7:26–29.
French AL, Welbel SF, Dietrich SE, et al. Use of DNA fingerprinting to assess tuberculosis infection control. Ann Intern Med. 1998;129:856–861.
Garner JS. Guideline for isolation precautions in hospitals, I. evolution of isolation practices, Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Am J Infect Control. 1996;24:24–31.
Gittelman EL. An office OSHA inspection—up close and personal. J NJ Dent Assoc. 1996;67:26–31.
Grimm EJ, Robinson JF. Biomedical waste rules: their intent, scope, and difference. J Fla Med Assoc. 1993;80:541–542.
Hunter S. Your infection control program. Occup Health Saf. 1998;67:76–80.
Jarvis WR, Bolyard EA, Bozzi CJ, et al. Respirators, recommendations, and regulations: the controversy surrounding protection of medical care workers from tuberculosis. Ann Intern Med. 1995;122:142–146.
Kerr CM, Savage GT. Managing exposure to tuberculosis in the PACU: CDC guidelines and cost analysis. J Perianesth Nurs. 1996;11:143–146.
Kessler ER. Vaccine-preventable diseases in medical care. Occup Med. 1997;12:731–739.
Lanphear BP. Transmission and control of bloodborne viral hepatitis in health care workers. Occup Med. 1997;12: 717–730.
Lerner CJ. Medical care worker protection: it is more than HIV. Urol Nurs. 1994;14:48–51.
McDiarmid M, Gamponia MJ, Ryan MA, Hirshon JM, Gillen NA, Cox M. Tuberculosis in the workplace: OSHA’s compliance experience. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1996;17:159–164.
McDiarmid MA, Gillen NA, Hathon L. Regulatory considerations of occupational tuberculosis control. Occup Med. 1994;9:671–679.
McGowan JE Jr. Success, failures and costs of implementing standards in the USA—lessons for infection control. J Hosp Infect. 1995;30 (suppl):76–87.
McRae AT, 3rd, Stephens JL. Hepatitis B virus vaccination of medical students: a call for rigorous standards. JAMA. 1995;274:1081.
Miller C. CDC immunization policy advocates broad, preventive measures for dental staffs. RDH. 1998;18:44–46, 68.
Miller MA, Valway S, Onorato IM. Tuberculosis risk after exposure on airplanes. Tuber Lung Dis. 1996;77:414–419.
Muraskin WA. The role of organized labor in combating the hepatitis B and AIDS epidemics: the fight for an OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard. Int J Health Serv. 1995; 25:129–152.
Murphy DC, Younai FS. Obstacles encountered in application of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for control of tuberculosis in a large dental center. Am J Infect Control. 1997;25:275–282.
Pugliese G, Tapper ML. Tuberculosis control in medical care. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1996;17:819–827.
Purtilo RB. Ethical issues in the handling of bloodborne pathogens: evaluating the Occupational Safety & Health Administration Bloodborne Pathogen Standard. J Intraven Nurs. 1995;18:S38–S42.
Ramsey PW, McConnell P, Palmer BH, Glenn LL. Nurses’ compliance with universal precautions before and after implementation of OSHA regulations. Clin Nurse Spec. 1996;10:234–239.
Riley M, Loughrey CM, Wilkinson P, Patterson CC, Varghese G. Tuberculosis in health service employees in Northern Ireland. Respir Med. 1997;91:546–550.
Rinnert KJ. A review of infection control practices, risk reduction, and legislative regulations for blood-borne disease: applications for emergency medical services. Prehosp Emerg Care. 1998;2:70–75.
Rodrigo T, Cayla JA, Garcia de Olalla P, et al. Characteristics of tuberculosis patients who generate secondary cases. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 1997;1:352–357.
Runnells R. The downside of infection-control recommendations, guidelines and requirements: legal exposure. CDS Rev. 1994;87:31–33.
Sanborn SK. Legal and ethical implications for physicians who treat their own employees. Mo Med. 1998;95:127–128.
Semes L. The OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard: implications for optometric practice. Optom Vis Sci. 1995;72: 296–298.
Sprouls LS. Developing an infection control training program. Dent Teamwork. 1994;7:13–16.
Sullivan JP. Infection control: it doesn’t cost, it pays. CDS Rev. 1994;87:8–9.
Tereskerz PM, Pearson RD, Jagger J. Occupational exposure to blood among medical students. N Engl J Med. 1996;335:1150–1153.
Walls C. Implementing tuberculosis control guidelines in a hospital environment. NZ Med J. 1996;109:12–13.
Williams HF. Integrating the Occupational Safety & Health Administration mandates on bloodborne pathogens in the practice setting. J Intraven Nurs. 1995;18:S9–S16.
Wiseman GR. The impact of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration regulations on management decision-making strategies. J Intraven Nurs. 1995;18:S3–S8.
Yusuf HR, Braden CR, Greenberg AJ, Weltman AC, Onorato IM, Valway SE. Tuberculosis transmission among five school bus drivers and students in two New York counties. Pediatrics. 1997;100:E9.
Zaza S, Beck-Sague CM, Jarvis WR. Tracing patients exposed to medical care workers with tuberculosis. Public Health Rep. 1997;112:153–157.