Reviewed and updated by Megan Doble, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-C: March 12, 2024

As a follow-up to our previous post on isolation guidelines, here is a list of transmission-based precautions recommended for common pathogens. Standard precautions should be adhered to for all patients in addition to pathogen-specific precautions.

   

References:
Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, (2021, May 13). Prevention Strategies for Seasonal Influenza in Healthcare Settings: Guidelines and Recommendations.  https://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/infectioncontrol/healthcaresettings.htm#

Siegel, J.D., Rhinehart, E., Jackson, M., Chiarello, L., & the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, (2007). Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings 2007. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/pdf/isolation2007.pdf

Nulens, E. (2018). Isolation of communicable diseases. In Bearman, G (Ed.) Guide to Infection Control in the Healthcare Setting.  International Society for Infectious Diseases. https://isid.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ISID_GUIDE_ISOLATION_OF_COMMUNICABLE_DISEASES.pdf
 

 

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