Back to the future: Redefining "universal precautions" to include masking for all patient encounters.
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Kalu, IC; Henderson, DK; Weber, DJ; Haessler, S
Published in: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
September 2023
Despite recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) allowing institutions to relax in-facility masking strategies and due to our evolving understanding of respiratory pathogen transmission during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, we propose an updated standard for universal precautions in healthcare settings: permanently including universal masking in routine patient-care interactions. Such a practice prioritizes safety for patients, healthcare providers (HCPs), and visitors.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
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1559-6834
Publication Date
September 2023
Volume
44
Issue
9
Start / End Page
1373 / 1374
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Universal Precautions
- Infection Control
- Humans
- Epidemiology
- COVID-19
- 42 Health sciences
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences
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Kalu, I. C., Henderson, D. K., Weber, D. J., & Haessler, S. (2023). Back to the future: Redefining "universal precautions" to include masking for all patient encounters. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 44(9), 1373–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2023.2
Kalu, Ibukunoluwa C., David K. Henderson, David J. Weber, and Sarah Haessler. “Back to the future: Redefining "universal precautions" to include masking for all patient encounters.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 44, no. 9 (September 2023): 1373–74. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2023.2.
Kalu IC, Henderson DK, Weber DJ, Haessler S. Back to the future: Redefining "universal precautions" to include masking for all patient encounters. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Sep;44(9):1373–4.
Kalu, Ibukunoluwa C., et al. “Back to the future: Redefining "universal precautions" to include masking for all patient encounters.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, vol. 44, no. 9, Sept. 2023, pp. 1373–74. Pubmed, doi:10.1017/ice.2023.2.
Kalu IC, Henderson DK, Weber DJ, Haessler S. Back to the future: Redefining "universal precautions" to include masking for all patient encounters. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Sep;44(9):1373–1374.
Published In
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
DOI
EISSN
1559-6834
Publication Date
September 2023
Volume
44
Issue
9
Start / End Page
1373 / 1374
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Universal Precautions
- Infection Control
- Humans
- Epidemiology
- COVID-19
- 42 Health sciences
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences