Interim infection prevention and control recommendations for patients with known or patients under investigation for 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in a healthcare setting

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
• Description:
  Infection control procedures including administrative rules and engineering controls, environmental hygiene, correct work practices, and appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) are all necessary to prevent infections from spreading during healthcare delivery. Prompt detection and effective triage and isolation of potentially infectious patients are essential to prevent unnecessary exposures among patients, healthcare personnel, and visitors at the facility. All healthcare facilities must ensure that their personnel are correctly trained and capable of implementing infection control procedures; individual healthcare personnel should ensure they understand and can adhere to infection control requirements.
  
  This guidance is based on the currently limited information available about 2019-nCoV related to disease severity, transmission efficiency, and shedding duration. This cautious approach will be refined and updated as more information becomes available and as response needs change in the United States. This guidance is applicable to all U.S. healthcare settings. This guidance is not intended for non-healthcare settings (e.g., schools) OR to persons outside of healthcare settings. For recommendations regarding clinical management, air or ground medical transport, or laboratory settings, refer to the main CDC 2019-nCoV website.
  
  Definition of Healthcare Personnel (HCP) – For the purposes of this guidance, HCP refers to all persons, paid and unpaid, working in healthcare settings engaged in patient care activities, including: patient assessment for triage, entering examination rooms or patient rooms to provide care or clean and disinfect the environment, obtaining clinical specimens, handling soiled medical supplies or equipment, and coming in contact with potentially contaminated environmental surfaces.
  
  Background -- Recommendations: 1. Minimize Chance for Exposures; 2. Adherence to Standard, Contact and Airborne Precautions, Including the Use of Eye Protection; 3. Manage Visitor Access and Movement Within the Facility -- 4. Implement Engineering Controls; 5. Monitor and Manage Ill and Exposed Healthcare Personnel; 6. Train and Educate Healthcare Personnel; 7. Implement Environmental Infection Control; 8. Establish Reporting within Healthcare Facilities and to Public Health Authorities -- Appendix: Additional Information about Respirators and Facemasks.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Communicable Disease Control Communicable Diseases, Emerging Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis Coronavirus Infections/prevention & Control COVID-19 Health Facilities Patients
• Series:
  Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guideline
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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