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droplet precautions
Avoids spread of infection via large droplets > 5 um that travel < 3 feet on air currents.
Examples:
1) Neisseria meningitidis (1st 24 hours of therapy) [1]
2) Haemophilus influenzae
3) multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
4) Bordetella pertussis
5) adenovirus*
6) rubella
7) mumps
8) influenza
* contact precautions & droplet precautions for adenoviru
Methods:
1) private rooms
2) face mask or surgical mask worn within 3 feet of patient
Related
infection control
universal precautions
General
standard precautions
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 17, 18, 19.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2015, 2018, 2022.
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19
Board Basics. An Enhancement to MKSAP19.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2022