A global health emergency has been declared by the World Health Organization as the
2019-nCoV outbreak spreads across the world, with confirmed patients in Canada. Patients …

Objective To systematically review the literature exploring the impact of isolation on
hospitalised patients who are infectious: psychological and non-psychological outcomes …

The 2013 Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) Guideline for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) was
commissioned by the CF Foundation as an update of the 2003 Infection Control Guideline …

Background In March 2014, the World Health Organization was notified of an outbreak of
Zaire ebolavirus in a remote area of Guinea. The outbreak then spread to the capital …

Health care-associated infections (HAIs) have become more common as medical care has
grown more complex and patients have become more complicated. HAIs are associated …

Executive Summary The Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of
Infectious Agents in Health Care Settings 2007 updates and expands the 1996 Guideline for …

The use of transmission precautions such as contact isolation in patients known to be
colonised or infected with multidrug-resistant organisms is recommended in healthcare …

Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), and certain gram-negative bacilli …

Previously published guidelines are available that provide comprehensive
recommendations for detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The …

Importance Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are associated with increased patient morbidity and
mortality. It is unknown whether wearing gloves and gowns for all patient contact in the …