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Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) |
Goals
- Ensure
early recognition of patients at risk for SARS-CoV disease.
- Prevent
transmission of SARS-CoV by implementing appropriate infection
control precautions.
Key
concepts
- SARS-CoV
can be efficiently transmitted in healthcare settings if patients
with SARS-CoV disease are not immediately recognized and if
infection control precautions are not applied.
- Basic
infection control measures are effective in preventing SARS-CoV
transmission.
- Administrative
measures designed to facilitate early recognition of patients
with SARS-CoV disease are a critical component of SARS prevention
strategies.
Priority
activities
- Reinforce
basic infection control practices among healthcare workers.
- Take
steps to reduce transmission of respiratory viruses from symptomatic
persons at the time of initial encounter with the healthcare
setting.
- Develop
triage strategies that ensure early recognition of patients
at risk for SARS- CoV disease.
- Develop
plans for appropriate SARS infection control precautions in
inpatient and outpatient healthcare facilities, homes, and
community isolation facilities.
- Ensure
appropriate management and follow-up monitoring of healthcare
workers who have had exposures to and other contacts with SARS
patients.
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