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Standard precautions combine the major features of universal precautions (UP) and body substance isolation (BSI), and are based on the principle that all blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions (except sweat), non-intact skin and mucous membranes may contain transmissible infectious agents.
Universal precautions are intended to prevent parenteral, mucous membrane, and nonintact skin exposures of health-care workers to bloodborne pathogens. In addition, immunization with HBV vaccine is recommended as an important adjunct to universal precautions for health-care workers who have exposures to blood(3A)(4A).
10 Ιαν 2024 · Improve capacity to test patients for HIV and rapidly link to appropriate antiretroviral therapy, such as preexposure prophylaxis, postexposure prophylaxis, and treatment as prevention to reduce the risk of HIV transmission.
Prevention. HIV is a preventable disease. Reduce the risk of HIV infection by: using a male or female condom during sex; being tested for HIV and sexually transmitted infections; having a voluntary medical male circumcision; using harm reduction services for people who inject and use drugs.
Intensifying HIV Prevention: Towards Universal Access are designed to provide policy makers and planners with practical guidance to tailor their national HIV prevention response so that they respond to the epidemic dynamics and social context of the country and populations who remain most vulnerable to and at risk of HIV infection. They have been
29 Ιουλ 2023 · Universal precautions do not apply to sputum, feces, sweat, vomit, tears, urine, or nasal secretions unless they are visibly contaminated with blood because their transmission of Hepatitis B or HIV is extremely low or nonexistent.
Universal precautions work both ways – they stop you from contracting an infection and also prevent you from transmitting an infection on. Universal precautions include: Washing your hands often. Using protective barriers such as gloves, gowns/aprons, masks for direct contact with blood and other body fluids.
