*Chicken pox (Varicella), Shingles (Herpes zoster)
| Practice / Additional Precautions: ROUTINE: Localized shingles |
Mode of Transmission: Direct contact |
| AIRBORNE and CONTACT: chickenpox |
Airborne |
| AIRBORNE and CONTACT: disseminated shingles |
Airborne Direct and indirect contact |
| Infectious Material: Respiratory secretions Drainage from cutaneous lesions |
Duration of Additional Precautions: Chickenpox: Continue precautions until all vesicles have crusted and for at least 5 days Disseminated shingles: Continue precautions until all lesions have crusted and dried. |
| Signs & Symptoms: Chickenpox and disseminated shingles require single room with negative air flow. Only immune staff should enter room |
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| Comments: Chickenpox and disseminated shingles require single room with negative air flow. Only immune staff should enter room Susceptible and immunocompromised patients should not enter/share a room with infected or suspected infected patient Notify infection control * Reportable Disease |
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