ISOLATION PRECAUTIONS

 

ISOLATION PRECAUTIONS

Standard (Body Substance Isolation) Precautions must be applied in each circumstance.

 

Infection, Condition or Organism	Duration of Precautions	Precautions
Adenoviruses (Respiratory Infection)	For 7 days after onset of symptoms	Respiratory secretions
Chickenpox & Disseminated Herpes Zoster are caused by the same virus from the Herpes family Varicella Zoster or Herpes Zoster.	Persons susceptible to Varicella should not enter the room	Airborne
Chickenpox	Until all lesions are crusted. For exposed, susceptible patients from 10 until 21 days after last day of exposure (up to 28 days if VZIG given).	Airborne
Disseminated Herpes Zoster	Duration of hospitalization	Airborne
Localized Herpes Zoster (Shingles) (Immunosuppressed Patient)	Duration hospitalization	Airborne
Localized Herpes Zoster (Shingles)		Standard
C. difficile		Hand washing sign
Diphtheria (pharyngeal)	Until after 2 cultures, taken at least 24 hrs apart, are negative (following appropriate therapy)	Respiratory secretion
Hepatitis A, B, and C		Standard
Herpes simplex		Standard
HIV, AIDS		Standard
Influenza (Type A, B, C,)	For 7 days after onset of symptoms	Respiratory secretion