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CDC
Recommends Negative-pressure "Enclosures"
CDC
says, "The
risk may be higher
in areas where patients
with TB are provided
care or where diagnostic
or treatment procedures
that stimulate coughing
are performed. Nosocomial
transmission ofM.
tuberculosis has
been associated with
close contact with
persons who have
infectious TB and
with the performance
of certain procedures
(e.g., bronchoscopy,
endotracheal intubation
and suctioning open
abscess irrigation,
and autopsy). Sputum
induction and aerosol
treatments that induce
coughing may also
increase the potential
for transmission
of M. tuberculosis".
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ISOPORT
with Magnetic Strip Door |
The ISOPORT
can be constructed in virtually any size
CDC Recommends Isolation Rooms
CDC says, "If a bronchoscopy is being performed for
the purpose of diagnosing pulmonary disease and that diagnosis
could include TB, the procedure should be performed in a
room that meets TB isolation ventilation requirements".
Since many facilities may not be equipped with either the
necessary number of isolation rooms, or rooms which meet
the CDC guidelines, or even have a room available when needed,
the ISOPORT is an ideal optional location. The advantage
of the ISOPORT is that it can be assembled virtually anywhere
it is needed to perform procedures that must be rendered
in a negative-pressure environment.
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