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Please, someone advise me on the infection control guideline for tuberculosis in settelite dialysis center. My dialysis pt's husband is contracted with TB. He used to stay with her wife just sitting near her during her dialysis. He will spend around 2 to 3 hours inside the clinical area and only about 1 hr outside and at the waiting area. He is positive for TB now. My nurse manager said no action is needed as we can not place the patient (his Wife) in the isolation room because she is not the one with TB. We all staff have the concern of TB transmission. Just recently, 2 Nurses from other DC contracted with TB from their patient. Please kindly advise me what we should do. So much appreciation for your kind suggestions. Thank you.

Thank you for your reply, Tish88. Could you pls kindly share about other indicators of other complications? It will be very beneficial to me and other nurses who have not much insight about indicators of vascular access. Thank you.

Can anyone answer for me, pls? We use to to get the wooshy or water hammer sound when we listen to vascular access? But, it was once happened to hear the wheeze soundlike (of asthmatic patient) from the access? what is the indication for that? Thank you.