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BACKGROUND:Although isolation precautions are an important aspect of hospital infection control, current rates of isolation in a pediatric hospital and rates of compliance with established precautions are unknown. We therefore initiated hospital-wide point prevalence studies to determine unit-specific rates of patient isolation and compliance with proper isolation requirements focusing on communication of isolation status and availability of personal protective equipment. In this report, we present data from the first 14 months of the study. METHODS:This was a prospective observational study. Twice monthly, between January 2004 and February 2005, infection control professionals reviewed the types and appropriateness of isolation of all hospitalized patients, except for those on the psychiatry unit. RESULTS:Seventeen percent of patients in the hospital during the study period were isolated, most frequently for community-acquired infections. Droplet isolation precautions were the most common form of isolation. Overall, only 74.6% of patients were isolated appropriately. The solid organ transplantation, hematology/oncology, and bone marrow transplantation units were those with the highest rates of inappropriate isolation. CONCLUSION:At our hospital, community-acquired infections, in particular respiratory infections, were the most common reasons for patient isolation. Monitoring of the appropriateness of isolation precautions offers the opportunity to reduce health care-related transmission of infection and identify specific target areas for improvement.
journal_name
Am J Infect Controljournal_title
American journal of infection controlauthors
Vayalumkal JV,Streitenberger L,Wray R,Goldman C,Freeman R,Drews S,Matlow Adoi
10.1016/j.ajic.2006.03.012subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-05-01 00:00:00pages
207-11issue
4eissn
0196-6553issn
1527-3296pii
S0196-6553(06)00522-0journal_volume
35pub_type
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