Disease relevance of Universal Precautions

• CONCLUSIONS: Increased use of latex gloves among health care personnel subsequent to the implementation of universal precautions appears to have had no effect on latex allergic reactions experienced by these workers [1].
• GBV-C/HGV testing is used mostly as an investigative or epidemiological tool but the spread of the virus in HD units may serve as a marker of unrecognized parenteral exposure, suggesting a need for strict adservance of 'universal precautions' [2].
• BACKGROUND: The advent of universal precautions brought about a dramatic increase in the use of natural rubber latex gloves, and reports of rubber latex allergies began appearing in the literature [3].
• This increase in latex glove use was driven by the release of Universal Precautions issued by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in response to the rise of HIV and other blood-borne pathogens [4].

Psychiatry related information on Universal Precautions

• AIDS: problem solving in infection control. Compliance with universal precautions: Getting to Yes [5].

High impact information on Universal Precautions

• An analysis of the increase in expenditures for barrier isolation materials before and after the institution of universal precautions at our 900-bed university hospital was used to generate a national estimate of the cost of implementation of the new Centers for Disease Control guidelines [6].
• Latex gloves were being used for universal precautions without routine changing of gloves between patients [7].
• In addition to universal precautions, the protocol consisted of mupirocin 2% ointment applied to the anterior nares, and whole body washing with chlorhexidine [8].
• Implementation of universal precautions appears to have contributed to decreased parenteral injuries in our hospital but did not affect reporting efficiency [9].
• Adoption of guidelines for Universal Precautions and Body Substance Isolation in Canadian acute-care hospitals [10].

Biological context of Universal Precautions

• Reducing risk of infection when obtaining hematocrit and bilirubin determinations: beyond universal precautions [11].

Anatomical context of Universal Precautions

• The Royal Free NHS Trust is implementing a Universal Precautions policy for blood and body fluids [12].

Associations of Universal Precautions with chemical compounds

• The introduction of universal precautions against infection and the use of activated glutaraldehyde [13].
• Yttrium 90 ibritumomab is routinely and safety administered as an outpatient procedure; safety precautions are universal precautions, with the addition of acrylic shielding for the preparation and administration of the radiolabeled dose [14].

Gene context of Universal Precautions

• Nonetheless, universal precautions appear to be effective in limiting transmission of MRSA in the nursing home; in this study, MRSA acquisition was sporadic and brief [15].
• Noncompliance with Universal Precautions Policy: why do physicians and nurses recap needles [16]?
• The presence of anti-HIV antibodies in sera from patients of both sexes, in all age groups, and from all clinical settings reinforces the need for health care workers to adhere to universal precautions issued to prevent occupational bloodborne infections [17].
• AIDS update: Part I. Incorporating universal precautions during anesthesia care [18].
• Adapting universal precautions in a CNM service [19].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Universal Precautions

• Despite recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and the American College of Emergency Physicians, documented compliance with universal precautions in trauma resuscitation has been poor [20].

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