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Target Population: Healthcare epidemiologists, infectious disease specialists, infection- control staff, healthcare administrators, nurses, and others responsible for preventing healthcare-associated infections
Sponsoring Organizations: CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)Type: Evidence-based consensus guideline using a categoric rating system, with review by hospital infection-control and infectious disease experts
Key Points: This document updates guidelines on isolation precautions first published in 1970 and most recently revised in 1996. Major changes include a broadening of the recommendations to cover not just the hospital environment but all healthcare settings (e.g., home care, free-standing …