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Droplet precautions on site instead of single room isolation for respiratory tract infections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2019

Rami Sommerstein Open the ORCID record for Rami Sommerstein [Opens in a new window] ,
Tiago Castro Lopes Azevedo ,
Christina Aerschmann ,
Fabienne Hobi ,
Martin Egger  and
Jonas Marschall Open the ORCID record for Jonas Marschall [Opens in a new window]
Rami Sommerstein*
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
Tiago Castro Lopes Azevedo
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
Christina Aerschmann
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
Fabienne Hobi
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
Martin Egger
Affiliation:
Hospital Emmental, Langnau, Switzerland
Jonas Marschall
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
*
Author for correspondence: Rami Sommerstein, Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

We introduced a pragmatic concept of on site droplet precautions instead of single room isolation for rural hospitals in a tiered network. A survey among healthcare workers revealed that this approach was considered comprehensive, safe, and acceptable. This concept could be an alternative for hospitals with few single rooms available for isolation.

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Concise Communication
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 40 , Issue 8 , August 2019 , pp. 939 - 942
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© 2019 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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