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Policies and Procedures on Infection Control

Isolation
Diseases Duration of Isolation
Precautions
HIV / AIDS Standard
Amoebiasis Standard
Dengue Standard

Candidiasis Standard
Cryptococcosis Standard
Diptheria – Pharyngeal Droplet Until off antibiotics and 2 cultures taken at
least 24 hours apart are negative
Endometritis Standard

Enteroviral infections Standard
Epiglottitis, due to Droplet Until 24 hours after starting effective therapy
Haemophilus influenzae
Clostridium difficile Contact Duration of illness
enterocolitis
Gastroenteritis Standard Duration of illness
•If incontinent or diapered
Contact
Hepatitis A Standard In children 3 to 14 years of age maintain
•If incontinent or diapered precautions until 2 weeks after onset of
symptoms; and in others, until 1 week after
Contact
onset of symptoms.
Hepatitis B, HbsAg Positive Standard
Hepatitis C, E, and other Standard
unspecified non-A, non-B
Herpes simplex
•Encephalitis Standard
•Mucocutaneous, Primary Contact Duration of illness
or disseminated
•Mucocutaneous, Recurrent
(skin, genital, oral) Standard
Herpes Zoster (Varicella-
Zoster) Duration of illness.
•Localised in normal host Contact Persons susceptible to varicella(chicken
•Disseminated pox)are also at risk for developing varicella
•Localised in when exposed to patients with herpes zoster
Immunocompromised Airborne & lesions; therefore, susceptibles should not
Contact
patient enter the room if other immune caregivers
are available.

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