Transmission-Based Precautions
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| Disease | Precautions |
|---|---|
| Stool incontinence (e.g. norovirus, rotavirus, or Clostridium difficile) | Contact |
| Respiratory viruses (e.g., influenza, parainfluenza virus, adenovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, human metapneumovirus) | Droplet |
| Bordetella pertusis | Droplet |
| Neisseria meningitides (for first 24 hours of therapy) | Droplet |
| Group A streptococcus | Droplet |
| Tuberculosis | Airborne |
| Measles | Airborne |
| Chickenpox (until lesions are crusted over) | Airborne |
| Localized (in immunocompromised patient) or disseminated herpes zoster (until lesions are crusted over) | Airborne |