Low compliance and need for changes in national isolation guidelines for group 1 nationally notifiable communicable diseases in Korea
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Introduction / objectives The national guidelines for group 1 nationally notifiable communicable diseases(cholera, typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, shigellosis, and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infection) recommend a universal isolation of the patients and screening for fecal shedding after finishing antibiotic therapy in Korea. This study was performed to evaluate the adequacy of the isolation guidelines.
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Low Compliance with National Guidelines for Preventing Transmission of Group 1 Nationally Notifiable Infectious Diseases in Korea
PURPOSE This study was performed to evaluate the compliance with, and adequacy of, the Korean national guidelines which had been recommended until 2011 for isolation of patients with group 1 nationally notifiable infectious diseases (NNIDs), namely cholera, typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, shigellosis, and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS We evaluate...
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