Guideline
for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals
Julia S.
Garner, RN, MN, and the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
Web-based Excerpts (added 11/04)
Standard Precautions
Contact Precautions
Droplet Precautions
Airborne Precautions
From the Public Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Garner JS, Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Commitee. Guideline for isolation precautions in hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1996;17:53-80, and Am J Infect Control 1996;24:24-52.
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Updated: February 18, 1997