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2. Transmission-based precautions - Wikipedia

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   Transmission-based precautions are infection-control precautions in health care, in addition to the so-called "standard precautions". They are the latest routine infection prevention and control practices applied for patients who are known or suspected to be infected or colonized with infectious agents, including certain epidemiologically important pathogens, which require additional control ...

3. Isolation (health care) - Wikipedia

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   Droplet precautions are intended to prevent transmission of pathogens spread through close respiratory or mucous membrane contact with respiratory secretions. Preventative measures such as personal protective equipment can be worn to prevent direct contact with mucous membrane and respiratory secretion.

4. Airborne transmission - Wikipedia

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   A poster outlining precautions for airborne transmission in healthcare settings. It is intended to be posted outside rooms of patients with an infection that can spread through airborne transmission. [1] Video explainer on reducing airborne pathogen transmission indoors

5. Protective isolation - Wikipedia

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   Protective isolation or reverse isolation denotes the practices used for protecting vulnerable persons for contracting an infection. [1] When people with weakened immune systems are exposed to organisms, it could lead to infection and serious complications.

6. Infection prevention and control - Wikipedia

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   Personal protective equipment (PPE) is specialized clothing or equipment worn by a worker for protection against a hazard. The hazard in a health care setting is exposure to blood, saliva, or other bodily fluids or aerosols that may carry infectious materials such as Hepatitis C , HIV , or other blood borne or bodily fluid pathogen .

7. File:Droplet Precautions poster.pdf - Wikipedia

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   droplet precautions final rev4: Author: Bob Hobbs: Software used: Adobe Illustrator CC 23.0 (Windows) Conversion program: Adobe PDF library 15.00: Encrypted: no: Page size: 612 x 792 pts (letter) Version of PDF format: 1.5