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• Microbial Control Precautions


  Preventative steps taken by healthcare team members to prevent infection spread
• Key Precautions


  • Standard Precautions
  • Transmission-Based Precautions
• Standard Precautions


  Used for all patient care based on risk assessment
• Key Components of Standard Precautions

  • Hand Hygiene
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Safe Injection Practices
  • Environmental Cleaning
  • Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette
• Transmission-Based Precautions


  Used in addition to Standard Precautions for patients with certain infectious agents
• Types of Transmission-Based Precautions

  • Contact Precautions
  • Droplet Precautions
  • Airborne Precautions
• Contact Precautions


  For patients with known or suspected infections that increase contact transmission risk
• Droplet Precautions


  For patients with pathogens transmitted by respiratory droplets
• Airborne Precautions


  For patients with airborne pathogens like tuberculosis, requiring special ventilation and respiratory protection
• Hand Hygiene: 


  Regular handwashing or using alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):

  Includes gloves, gowns, masks, and eye protection
• Safe Injection Practices: 


  Prevent accidental needlesticks.
• Environmental Cleaning: 


  Disinfect frequently touched surfaces and patient care equipment.
• Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette: 


  Encourage patients to cover mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.