Transmission-based precautions are additional infection control measures used for patients known or suspected to be infected or colonized with highly transmissible or epidemiologically significant pathogens. They include:
- Contact Precautions: For infections spread by direct or indirect contact with the patient or the environment. Use of gloves and gowns is essential. - Droplet Precautions: For infections spread by large droplets in the air. Use of masks and maintaining spatial separation is necessary. - Airborne Precautions: For infections spread through the air over long distances. Use of N95 respirators and placing the patient in a negative-pressure room is required.
