Use of standard, contact, and droplet precautions with eye protection for the prevention of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission among home healthcare personnel in hospice and home healthcare settings—King and Snohomish counties, Washington, February–October 2020. (10th March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McMichael, Temet M.; Duca, Lindsey M.; Lewis, James; Riedo, Francis X.; Wilde, Nancy; McDonald, Molly; Spitters, Christopher; Wechkin, Hope A.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 44:Number 3(2023)
• Page Start: 510
• Page End: 513
• Publication Date: 2023-03-10
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.499
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract: Among EvergreenHealth Home Care Service professionals, no coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases were reported when they were instructed to use standard, contact, and droplet precautions with eye protection while providing home health care to patients diagnosed with laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). These precautions might provide some level of protection against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among home healthcare personnel.