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Apr 12, 2024 · Scope. The core practices in this document should be implemented in all settings where healthcare is delivered. These venues include both inpatient settings (e.g., acute, long-term care) and outpatient settings (e.g., clinics, urgent care, ambulatory surgical centers, imaging centers, dialysis centers, physical therapy and rehabilitation centers, alternative medicine clinics).
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Last Reviewed: January 13, 2023. Source: National Center for...
- Investigating an Outbreak
Last Reviewed: March 15, 2022. Source: Public Health...
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- Dialysis Facilities
- Emergency Medical Services
- Dental Facilities
- Nursing Homes
- Assisted Living, Group Homes and Other Residential Care Settings
Considerations for Patient Placement 1. Patients on dialysis with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection or who have reported close contact should be dialyzed in a separate room with the door closed. 1.1. Hepatitis B isolation rooms can be used if: 1) the patient is hepatitis B surface antigen-positive or 2) the facility has no patients on the...
Considerations for vehicle configuration when transporting a patient with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection 1. Isolate the ambulance driver from the patient compartment and keep pass-through doors and windows tightly shut. 2. When possible, use vehicles that have isolated driver and patient compartments that can provide separate ventilati...
Dental healthcare personnel (DHCP) should regularly consult their state dental boards and state or local health departmentsfor current information and recommendations and requirements specific to t...Patients with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection should postpone all non-urgent dental treatment until they meet criteria to discontinue Transmission-Based Precautions. Because dental pati...When performing aerosol-generating procedures on patients who are not suspected or confirmed to have SARS-CoV-2 infection, ensure that DHCP correctly wear the recommended PPE (including considerati...Dental treatment should be provided in individual patient rooms whenever possible with the HVAC in constant ventilation mode.Assign one or more individuals with training in IPC to provide on-site management of the IPC programStay connected with the healthcare-associated infection program in your state health department, as well as your local health department, and their notification requirements. Report SARS-CoV-2 infe...Managing admissions and residents who leave the facility:In general, long-term care settings (excluding nursing homes) whose staff provide non-skilled personal care* similar to that provided by family members in the home (e.g., many assisted livings, group homes), should follow community prevention strategies based on COVID-19 hospital admission levels, similar to independent living, retirement communiti...
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Sep 7, 2011 · The case definition will create a standardized method for identifying past, present and future cases. It should include clinical information, characteristics of those with the disease, and geographic and timing information about the cluster of cases.
This outbreak definition is used to determine when LHDs should report a COVID-19 outbreak to CDPH for surveillance purposes. Outbreak consists of: At least three COVID-19 cases* within a 7-day period among people who are epidemiologically linked† in the setting, and are not known to be close contacts‡ of each other in any other case ...
Mar 1, 2024 · Last Reviewed: March 1, 2024. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC released today updated recommendations for how people can protect themselves and their communities from respiratory viruses, including COVID-19.
