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Exposure Workups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Loreen A. Herwaldt ,
Jean M. Pottinger ,
Cheryl D. Carter ,
Brenda A. Barr  and
Elyse D. Miller
Loreen A. Herwaldt
Affiliation:
University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Jean M. Pottinger
Affiliation:
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Cheryl D. Carter
Affiliation:
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Brenda A. Barr
Affiliation:
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Elyse D. Miller
Affiliation:
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
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Abstract

Exposure workups are an important responsibility for infection control personnel. A well-designed plan for investigating exposures, which includes appropriate algorithms, will enable infection control personnel to evaluate exposures rapidly and consistently so that nosocomial transmission is minimized. Infection control personnel should use their own data to develop policies and procedures that suit the needs of their facility. After they have imple-merited the plan, infection control personnel should continue to collect data on exposures so they can continuously improve their performance.

Type
Practical Healthcare Epidemiology
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 18 , Issue 12 , December 1997 , pp. 850 - 871
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1997

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