title: Compliance with isolation precautions at a university hospital.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Health Care System, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. dweber@unch.unc.edu
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Emily E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Sickbert-Bennett
authors.forename: Vickie M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Rebecca H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: Irene P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Kittrell
authors.forename: Brenda J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Featherstone
authors.forename: Tina L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Rutala
mesh_terms: 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