Compliance with isolation precautions at a university hospital

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

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.

MeSH terms

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. / standards
  • Gloves, Protective / statistics & numerical data
  • Guideline Adherence*
  • Health Care Surveys
  • Hospitals, University / standards*
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / methods*
  • North Carolina
  • Patient Isolation / standards*
  • Patient Isolation / statistics & numerical data
  • Protective Clothing / statistics & numerical data
  • United States
  • Universal Precautions*