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. 2007 Mar;28(3):358-61.
doi: 10.1086/510871. Epub 2007 Feb 5.

Compliance with isolation precautions at a university hospital

David J Weber  1 , Emily E Sickbert-Bennett, Vickie M Brown, Rebecca H Brooks, Irene P Kittrell, Brenda J Featherstone, Tina L Adams, William A Rutala
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Compliance with isolation precautions at a university hospital

David J Weber et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Mar.

Abstract

Compliance with isolation precautions recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was evaluated in 3 hospital-wide observational surveys. The compliance rate, by type of isolation, was as follows: droplet transmission, 100% (4 observations); airborne transmission, 61.5% (13 observations); contact isolation, 73.3% (165 observations); and protective isolation, 73.6% (72 observations). As with hand hygiene, there is suboptimal compliance with recommended isolation precautions.

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