Compliance with isolation precautions at a university hospital.
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.
Weber
David J
DJ
Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Health Care System, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. dweber@unch.unc.edu
Sickbert-Bennett
Emily E
EE
Brown
Vickie M
VM
Brooks
Rebecca H
RH
Kittrell
Irene P
IP
Featherstone
Brenda J
BJ
Adams
Tina L
TL
Rutala
William A
WA
D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. / Q000592:standards; D017575:Gloves, Protective / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D009657:North Carolina; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011481:Protective Clothing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D016635:Universal Precautions