Best Practices for Prevention, Surveillance and Infection Control Management of Novel Respiratory Infections in All Health Care Settings | NLM

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Best Practices for Prevention, Surveillance and Infection Control Management of Novel Respiratory Infections in All Health Care Settings

02/01/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: Public Health Ontario. Published: 2/2020. This 43-page document sets out interim best practices to address a novel respiratory infection, for all health care settings, prior to specific guidance being issued. It takes a precautionary approach that combines Airborne Precautions and Droplet/Contact Precautions when the aetiology agent or epidemiology is not yet known, and the morbidity and mortality are presumed to be severe. (PDF)