doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.2.
Epub 2023 Feb 10.
Back to the future: Redefining "universal precautions" to include masking for all patient encounters
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Back to the future: Redefining "universal precautions" to include masking for all patient encounters
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
2023 Sep.
Abstract
Despite recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) allowing institutions to relax in-facility masking strategies and due to our evolving understanding of respiratory pathogen transmission during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, we propose an updated standard for universal precautions in healthcare settings: permanently including universal masking in routine patient-care interactions. Such a practice prioritizes safety for patients, healthcare providers (HCPs), and visitors.
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Universal Masking in Health Care Settings.Ann Intern Med. 2023 Dec;176(12):eL230351. doi: 10.7326/L23-0351. Ann Intern Med. 2023. PMID: 38109747 No abstract available.
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