Wendy:
When do you anticipate that the CDC will issue this new guidance? You indicated that an MMWR update will address this issue.
Thanks
Pat Hartley
Patrick G. Hartley, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., M.P.H.
Professor (Clinical) of Internal Medicine
Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine
Medical Director: University Employee Health Clinic & Occupational Medicine Clinic
Carver College of Medicine
University of Iowa
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This is the direction the MMWR update will go- toward less annual screening and more risk-based assessments.
That said, would someone kindly send me some copies of your " annual updates a TB History, Risk Assessment and/or Symptom Screen" and we'll see if we can adapt them for our setting?
Thank you!
Wendy
Palo Alto VA, California
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We do QFT's on new hires. On annual updates a TB History, Risk Assessment and Symptom Screen is done. With no red flags, employee is cleared for a year. This is based on the 2005 CDC guidelines.
Thanks
Newberry County Memorial Hospital
Newberry, SC
Deb Camp, RN, EH
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Good Morning!
My hospital administrators are requesting that we stop our tuberculosis program. They would like to only place PPDs on new employees. This makes me a little nervous.
I know this has had to come on this site.
Is there anyway I can find what I am looking for here?
Thank you,
Patti Vomish
Patricia L. Vomish RN COHN
Employee Health & Safety Nurse
401 E. Murphy Ave.
Connellsville, PA. 15601
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Sounds like a good idea, I would defer to the CDC Arlen
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Craig,
The majority of Hospital Infection Control Varicella Prevention policies are based on the 2007 MMWR ACIP's Recommendations for the Prevention of
Varicella (MMWR Vol 56, 6-22-07, RR04, 1-40). Most OB-Gyne will
serosurvey
their pregnant patient for evidence of immunity to Varicella in the peri-natal period. Most hospitals will require a Varicella titer on their new hire HCWs as a means to document their immunity prior to working with patients. In my hospital, it is their
policy that any HCW (including pregnant HCW) without documented immunity be reassigned away from Varicella patients and active Shingles patients. If a pregnant HCW with no documentation of immunity has already been exposed, they are referred to their OB-Gyne
for counselling, to validate their susceptibility to varicella, and for consideration for the administration of VariZIG or VZIG.
Information on VariZIG (which is replacing VZIG) can be found in MMWR
3-3-2006 and MMWR 7-19-13. Since varicella vaccine is not 100%
protective,
the ACIP (2007) also recommends that the exposed HCW's with documented immunity monitor themselves for any evidence of varicella infection for
21 weeks (28 days if they received VariZIG or VZIG) following an exposure and report this to Infection Control in their Healthcare facility (ACIP 2007).
I hope this is helpful.
Best wishes,
Michael
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Subject: [MCOH-EH] Should pregnant health care workers be restricted from caring for patients with active Shingles?
Everyone, a question came up today from one of our nursing homes that I could use your help with, if you have a reference:
Should pregnant health care workers be restricted from caring for patients with active Shingles?
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Craig Thorne
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We are same as Melanie. Warner
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Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Should pregnant health care workers be restricted from caring for patients with active Shingles?
Hi Craig,
I'm assuming you have a policy to confirm varicella immunity or vaccination at hire.
If a worker has immunity then they should not be restricted, regardless of pregnancy status.
If a worker lacks immunity and can't be vaccinated, then they should be restricted from caring for patients on airborne precautions for disseminated zoster or primary chickenpox, and from direct contact with vesicles.
Melanie Swift, MD
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 9:18 AM
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Should pregnant health care workers be restricted from caring for patients with active Shingles?
Everyone, a question came up today from one of our nursing homes that I could use your help with, if you have a reference:
Should pregnant health care workers be restricted from caring for patients with active Shingles?
Thank you.
Craig Thorne
Craig D. Thorne, M.D., MPH, MBA
Vice President and Medical Director
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Erickson Living
813 Maiden Choice Lane, Catonsville, MD. 21228-3679
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