Preventing a dirty hospital is a top priority for healthcare professionals.
These precautions apply to all patients and their care.
As a rule, every person is treated as if they have an infection even if they don’t.
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This means that standard precautions are followed without exception.
These are pathogens that have evolved to the point that they are no longer effectively treated with standard drugs.
This includes saliva,sputum, urine, feces, vomit, and nasal secretions.
Antimicrobial soaps will further remove bacteria, viruses, and other disease-causingpathogens.
Respiratory hygieneis also a standard precaution to help reduce infections spread by coughing and sneezing.
They are used in addition to the standard precautions.
These include potentially serious airborne infections likeCOVID-19,tuberculosis (TB), andmeasles.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.How infections spread.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Isolation precautions.
