Re: PPD documentation for OR vendors?
I am not aware of tracking vendor reps. Since the reps have no practical risk of transmitting TB or being exposed to TB from patients (they’re masked, the rooms are too well ventilated for respiratory transmission, and there is not enough time of exposure) it seems a waste of resources to track. The reps I spoke to today do not routinely get PPD’s and they cover Level I hospitals.
The only time I might consider tracking reps are if they are exposed to large volumes of body fluids and can contract TB from your patients.
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