Options for Isolation Precautions

Editorials1 August 1987Options for Isolation PrecautionsJULIA S. GARNER, R.N., M.N., JAMES M. HUGHES, M.D.JULIA S. GARNER, R.N., M.N., JAMES M. HUGHES, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-107-2-248 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has been involved in the development of isolation precautions for hospitalized patients for more than 20 years. During outbreak investigations conducted in the mid-1960s, the CDC recognized that few hospitals in the United States had organized policies or procedures for isolating hospitalized patients with community-acquired or nosocomial infections. To assist hospitals in the development of rational policies for isolation precautions, the CDC convened an expert group of consultants in 1967 to develop recommendations for isolation procedures. The result was a manual entitledIsolation Techniques for Use in Hospitals(1) that was intended for use...References1. . Isolation Techniques for Use in Hospitals. Washington, D.C.: U. S. Government Printing Office; 1970. DHEW publication no. (PHS) 70-2054. Google Scholar2. HALEYSHACTMAN RR. The emergence of infection surveillance and control programs in U. S. hospitals: an assessment, 1976. Am J Epidemiol. 1980;111:574-91. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. GARNERSIMMONS JB. Guideline for isolation precautions in hospitals. Infect Control. 1983;4:245-325. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. . Recommendations for preventing transmission of infections with human T-lymphotropic virus type III/ lymphadenopathy-associated virus in the workplace. MMWR 1985; 34:681-5, 691-4. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. . Recommendations for preventing transmission of infection with human T-lymphotropic virus type III/ lymphadenopathy-associated virus during invasive procedures. MMWR. 1986; 35:221-3. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. . Recommended infection-control practices for dentistry. MMWR. 1986;35:237-42. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. LYNCHJACKSONCUMMINGSSTAMM PMMW. Rethinking the role of isolation precautions in the prevention of nosocomial infections. Ann Intern Med. 1987;107:243-6. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTraditional and ICT Solutions for Preventing the Hospital Acquired InfectionCurrent Practices for Infection Prevention in the Hospital SettingsNosocomial Infection in the Intensive Care UnitGuideline for Isolation Precautions in HospitalsGuideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals[no title][no title]Prospective, controlled study of vinyl glove use to interrupt Clostridium difficile nosocomial transmissionAIDS and UK respiratory physicians: attitudes to confidentiality, infection control, and management.AIDS and the GastroenterologistInfection prevention and control in the era of the AIDS/HIV epidemicPrimary Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pediatric Nurses: A Meta-AnalysisPrimary Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pediatric Nurses: A Meta-AnalysisInteraction of man and microbe: Implications of the AIDS epidemic for hospital epidemiologyRemoval of Nosocomial Pathogens from the Contaminated Glove Implications for Glove Reuse and HandwashingBradley N. Doebbeling, MD, Michael A. Pfaller, MD, Alison K. Houston, BS, Richard P. Wenzel, MD, MScSearchin'Factors associated with cytomegalovirus excretion in hospitalized childrenNosocomial varicella: worth preventing, but how?Isolation Practices in HospitalsROBERT A. WEINSTEIN, M.D., SHERWIN A. KABINS, M.D. 1 August 1987Volume 107, Issue 2Page: 248-250KeywordsNosocomial infections ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1987 PDF downloadLoading ...