Guideline for isolation precautions

Isolation precautions for visitors.

Transmission of organisms within the hospital setting has become a topic of major concern not only for patients and healthcare facilities but also for government agencies and the general public. This increased awareness has occurred in part due to the spread of organisms that have limited treatment options, such as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), as well as the heightened recogni...

2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Health Care Settings.

Members Vicki L. Brinsko, RN, BA, Infection Control Coordinator, Vanderbilt University Medical Center E. Patchen Dellinger, MD, Professor of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine Jeffrey Engel, MD, Head, General Communicable Disease Control Branch, North Carolina State Epidemiologist Steven M. Gordon, MD, Chairman, Department of Infections Diseases, Hospital Epidemiologist, Cleve...

Guideline for isolation precautions in hospitals. Part I. Evolution of isolation practices, Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee.

Patient Isolation Precautions: Are They Worth It?

Isolation precautions are intended to minimize pathogen transmission and reduce hospital-acquired infections. More recently, the effectiveness of isolation precautions has been questioned because of increasing evidence of risks. These putative downsides are divided into a quantifiable monetary cost (i.e., a literal cost to the system) and clinically important but less easily quantifiable costs ...

The Revised CDC Guidelines for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals: Implications for Pediatrics

The Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Infectious Diseases have issued new isolation guidelines that replace earlier recommendations. Modifications of these guidelines for the care of hospitalized infants and children should be considered specifically as they relate to glove use for routine dia...