Appendix I2: Summary of Recommendations for Expanded Precautions

Supplement I: Infection Control in Healthcare, Home, and Community Settings

Category	Elements
Contact Precautions	Single patient room (preferred) Gloves for all contact with patient and environment of care Isolation gown for all patient contact
Droplet Precautions	Single patient room (preferred) Surgical mask within 3 feet of patient Eye protection within 3 feet of patient with SARS -CoV
Airborne Infection Isolation	Private room with monitored negative air pressure relative to surrounding areas and 6-12 air exchanges per hour Appropriate discharge of the air to the outdoors or monitored high-efficiency filtration of room air before recirculation Doors closed except as needed for entry and exit NIOSH-approved respiratory protection (e.g., N-95 respirator) for entry to rooms of patients with infectious pulmonary or laryngeal M. tuberculosis, draining skin lesions with M. tuberculosis, SARS-CoV disease, smallpox, and viral hemorrhagic fevers.

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Page last reviewed: May 3, 2005
Page last updated: May 3, 2005
Content source:
- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Division of Viral Diseases