Isolation Precautions for Visitors to Healthcare Settings

Amy Cohen; Matthew Simon; David B. Banach

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-98427-4_4

Isolation Precautions for Visitors to Healthcare Settings

Amy Cohen
, Matthew Simon
, David B. Banach

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Abstract

Visitors may be involved in organism transmission in healthcare settings; however, data published on this topic is limited. This chapter reviews situations in which visitor-associated infection transmission has occurred and describes the potential role of visitors in the transmission of organisms that can lead to outbreaks. The implementation of transmission-based precautions among visitors may be appropriate in some situations and can be adapted from those used among healthcare personnel. The practical and ethical challenges regarding the use of these precautions among visitors are also discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Infection Prevention
Subtitle of host publication	New Perspectives and Controversies: Second Edition
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	21-30
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030984274
ISBN (Print)	9783030984267
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98427-4_4
State	Published - 1 Jan 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Healthcare-associated infections
Isolation precautions
Visitors

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