Infection control recommendations for patients with cystic fibrosis: microbiology, important pathogens, and infection control practices to prevent patient-to-patient …

L Saiman, J Siegel - Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2003 - cambridge.org
L Saiman, J Siegel
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2003cambridge.org
Infection Control Recommendations for Patients With Cystic Fibrosis: Microbiology,
Important Pathogens, and Infection Control Practices to Prevent Patient-to-Patient
Transmission updates, expands, and replaces the consensus statement, Microbiology and
Infectious Disease in Cystic Fibrosis published in 1994. This consensus document presents
background data and evidence-based recommendations for practices that are intended to
decrease the risk of transmission of respiratory pathogens among CF patients from …
Infection Control Recommendations for Patients With Cystic Fibrosis: Microbiology, Important Pathogens, and Infection Control Practices to Prevent Patient-to-Patient Transmission updates, expands, and replaces the consensus statement, Microbiology and Infectious Disease in Cystic Fibrosis published in 1994. This consensus document presents background data and evidence-based recommendations for practices that are intended to decrease the risk of transmission of respiratory pathogens among CF patients from contaminated respiratory therapy equipment or the contaminated environment and thereby reduce the burden of respiratory illness. Included are recommendations applicable in the acute care hospital, ambulatory, home care, and selected non-healthcare settings. The target audience includes all healthcare workers who provide care to CF patients. Antimicrobial management is beyond the scope of this document.
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