Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals

Garner, Julia S.

doi:10.1086/647190

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“…This investigation supports the latter view. Furthermore, droplet range is usually <3 feet ( 21 ), and all identified close contacts were well within that proximity to an index patient, but few (8%) became ill. Transmission likely occurred on the index patients' final day of life, given the 5-day interval until caregiver symptom onset after the index patients' death (incubation period usually 2–4 days, range 1–6) ( 2 , 19 ).…”

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Pneumonic Plague Cluster, Uganda, 2004

Asiki¹,

Anywaine²,

Yockey

et al. 2006

Emerg. Infect. Dis.

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Pneumonic Plague Cluster, Uganda, 2004

Asiki¹,

Anywaine²,

Yockey

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Emerg. Infect. Dis.

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“…Standard precautions have been shown to effectively reduce occupational hazards. Compliance on the part of healthcare workers with standard precautions has been recognized as an efficient and effective means to prevent and control health care-associated infections in patients and health workers [3,7].…”

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“…Studies on standard precautions are increasing over the world [3,7,8,, however there has been limited attention paid to investigating nursing students' understanding and compliance regarding standard precautions within certain localities. Hence this study was conducted.…”

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Knowledge and Compliance of Standard Precautions among Student Nurses

Labrague

Rosales

Tizon

2012

IJANS

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Student nurses are often exposed to various infections during their clinical education. Knowledge and compliance with standard precautions is essential to prevent hospital associated infections and protect patients as well as medical workers from exposure to infectious agents. This study assessed the knowledge and degree of compliance regarding standard precautions among student nurses in a government university in Samar, Philippines. A cross-sectional study was adopted for this investigation and data were collected over a period of one month from April 8 to May 7, 2012. Fifty eight student nurses who were enrolled in the university were asked to complete the self report questionnaires regarding standard precautions. Vast majority (89.7%) of the student nurses have good knowledge (students are satisfactorily well versed with the concepts of standard precautions) (m = 14.45/19) and high compliance (m = 3.59) of standard precautions. The use of mask has the highest degree of compliance (m = 3.95) while the use of eye goggles has the lowest degree of compliance (m = 3.19). Findings suggest no significant association between knowledge and compliance with standard precautions. Teaching approaches must be geared towards intensifying further the compliances especially with the use of other protective equipments such eye goggles and gloves. Furthermore, environment that models and promotes standard precaution practices should be developed by the faculty.

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“…Each exposure, or potential exposure, should be evaluated by appropriate medical staff and, if required, treated. Medical treatment of individuals potentially exposed to biosafety level 2, 3, or 4 agents can be safely accomplished by standard or transmission-based (airborne, droplet, or contact) precautions where appropriate (31,32). The availability of a quarantine facility with a capability for isolation and medical care of personnel with a potential or known laboratory-associated exposure is required for Army facilities handling biosafety level 4 (maximum containment) agents (84).…”

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“…However, additional precautions such as aerosol, droplet, or contact protection are recommended in instances where smallpox, Y. pestis (plague), the hemorrhagic fever viruses, or T-2 mycotoxin are suspected. There may be a hazard of person-to-person transmission, transmission by direct contact with blood or body fluids, or dermal activity (13,27,28,31,32,65,86).…”

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Biological Weapons—a Primer for Microbiologists

Hawley

Eitzen

2001

Annu. Rev. Microbiol.

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▪ Abstract Biological weapons are not new. Biological agents have been used as instruments of warfare and terror for thousands of years to produce fear and harm in humans, animals, and plants. Because they are invisible, silent, odorless, and tasteless, biological agents may be used as an ultimate weapon—easy to disperse and inexpensive to produce. Individuals in a laboratory or research environment can be protected against potentially hazardous biological agents by using engineering controls, good laboratory and microbiological techniques, personal protective equipment, decontamination procedures, and common sense. In the field or during a response to an incident, only personal protective measures, equipment, and decontamination procedures may be available. In either scenario, an immediate evaluation of the situation is foremost, applying risk management procedures to control the risks affecting health, safety, and the environment. The microbiologist and biological safety professional can provide a practical assessment of the biological weapons incident to responsible officials in order to help address microbiological and safety issues, minimize fear and concerns of those responding to the incident, and help manage individuals potentially exposed to a threat agent.

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Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals

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Pneumonic Plague Cluster, Uganda, 2004

Pneumonic Plague Cluster, Uganda, 2004

Knowledge and Compliance of Standard Precautions among Student Nurses

Biological Weapons—a Primer for Microbiologists

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