title: What's in a name? The evolution of universal precautions to standard precautions. A guide to the latest recommendations in isolation practices.
abstract: New guidelines are intended to provide infection protection to patients and hospital staff. Many approaches to infection prevention in hospitals have been considered in the past. Guidelines for infection control must be thorough, reasonable to apply, and protective of patients, visitors, and staff.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Garner
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000639:trends*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States; D016635:Universal Precautions / Q000639:trends*