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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings

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HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last Reviewed: July 2019

Workgroups: Healthcare-Associated Infections Workgroup

This guideline updates and expands the 1996 guideline. It includes a review of data related to the transmission of infectious agents in health care settings and recommendations for preventing transmission. The guideline covers:

  • New pathogens 
  • Evolving known pathogens 
  • New therapies 
  • The threat of bioweapons attacks 
  • Other issues that are broader than those covered in previous guidelines
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Objectives related to this resource (1)

Reduce C. diff infections that people get in the hospital — HAI‑01
Target met or exceeded

Suggested Citation

1.

Siegel, J.D., Rhinehart, E., Jackson, M., Chiarello, L., and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. (2007). 2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/isolation/index.html