A study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology examined the impact of universal contact precautions on multidrug-resistant organism rates in intensive care units. They examined data ...
When a patient is on standard contact precautions, the healthcare worker caring for that patient should be wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including gloves, a gown, and a ...
Objective: To test whether healthcare workers' knowledge of and compliance with the basic principle of the Universal Precautions policy (i.e., that all patients should be treated equally regarding ...
Lynn E. Kim , MPH, Donna B. Jeffe , PhD, Bradley A. Evanoff , MD, MPH, Sunita Mutha , MD, Brad Freeman , MD and Victoria J. Fraser , MD ABSTRACT Observation of ...
Nursing homes must begin to use enhanced barrier precautions to prevent broader transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms and to help protect patients with chronic wounds and indwelling devices, ...
1. To define formal infection control procedures to protect Western Michigan University employees, students, and other designated persons from occupational and classroom exposure to blood, bodily ...
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