Articles Tagged With: precautions
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Contact Isolation Is Not Better than Standard Precautions for Decreasing Acquisition of ESBL-Producing Enterobacterales
In a multicenter, cluster-randomized crossover trial, researchers compared standard precautions vs. contact isolation for preventing acquisition of ESBL-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E) in non-intensive care unit settings. Contact isolation did not decrease the number of hospital-acquired ESBL-E cases, which questions the value of the practice.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Step-Wise Interventions for Hospital-Onset Clostridioides difficile
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CDC Guidelines for Home Isolation for Coronavirus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidelines for home care and isolation of patients with emerging 2019-nCoV.
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Reduced Noninfectious Adverse Events After Discontinuation of Contact Precautions in Patients Colonized or Infected With MRSA and/or VRE
Discontinuation of contact precautions for patients colonized or infected with either MRSA or VRE is associated with a decrease in rates of noninfectious adverse events.
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VRE and MRSA: Time to Assign Contact Precautions to the Dust Heap of History
In the context of other horizontally implemented, effective infection prevention measures, the use of contact precautions for most patients colonized or infected with MRSA or VRE fails to provide benefit.
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VRE and MRSA: Should We Stop Routine Contact Precautions?
The value of routine contact precautions for VRE and MRSA is strongly challenged.
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Zika Questions Abound, but Standard Precautions Will Stop it
The Zika virus outbreak spreading through the Americas is raising a host of questions for U.S. infection preventionists, who are trying to keep staff informed on the unfolding public health aspects while emphasizing that standard precautions and safe injection practices will prevent transmission in healthcare settings.