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Back to the future: Redefining "universal precautions" to include masking for all patient encounters.
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Infection control and hospital epidemiology [Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol] 2023 Sep; Vol. 44 (9), pp. 1373-1374. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 10. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Despite recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) allowing institutions to relax in-facility masking strategies and due to our evolving understanding of respiratory pathogen transmission during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, we propose an updated standard for universal precautions in healthcare settings: permanently including universal masking in routine patient-care interactions. Such a practice prioritizes safety for patients, healthcare providers (HCPs), and visitors.
- Subjects :
- Humans
Infection Control
Universal Precautions
COVID-19 prevention & control
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1559-6834
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Infection control and hospital epidemiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36762631
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2023.2