Attn: Nursing Homes Providers
CDC releases recommendations for Implementation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDROs)
On June 28, 2019, the CDC released recommendations for Implementation of PPE in Nursing Homes to Prevent the Spread of MDROs. “This document is intended to provide guidance for PPE use and room restriction in nursing homes caring for residents colonized or infected with MDROs, including when novel or targeted MDROs (i.e., containment response) are identified. This guidance introduces a new approach called Enhanced Barrier Precautions, which falls between Standard and Contact Precautions, and requires gown and glove use during specific high-contact resident care activities that have been found to increase risk for MDRO transmission.”
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