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CONTACT PRECAUTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-05-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hygiene and Health
- Human Diseases - Various
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- contact precaution
1, record 1, English, contact%20precaution
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- contact transmission precaution 2, record 1, English, contact%20transmission%20precaution
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Additional contact precautions (wearing gloves and gowns, and disinfection of equipment and surfaces) are warranted for infectious agents of low infective doses (e.g., rotavirus) and for situations in which extensive contamination of the patient's immediate environment is expected (e.g., watery diarrhea which cannot be contained in a diaper, or a young child with respiratory infection and copious respiratory tract secretions). 3, record 1, English, - contact%20precaution
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
contact precaution; contact transmission precaution: designations usually used in the plural. 4, record 1, English, - contact%20precaution
Record 1, Key term(s)
- contact precautions
- contact transmission precautions
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hygiène et santé
- Maladies humaines diverses
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- précaution contre la transmission par contact
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9caution%20contre%20la%20transmission%20par%20contact
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Évaluer la nécessité d'adopter des précautions contre la transmission par contact en fonction de chaque cas, compte tenu de la nature de la rencontre (p. ex., interventions à effectuer) et du risque de contamination (p. ex., infection active ou colonisation, sécrétions respiratoires non contrôlées, incontinence fécale ou colonisation du siège de stomie). 2, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9caution%20contre%20la%20transmission%20par%20contact
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
précaution contre la transmission par contact : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel. 3, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9caution%20contre%20la%20transmission%20par%20contact
Record 1, Key term(s)
- précautions contre la transmission par contact
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Higiene y Salud
- Enfermedades humanas varias
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- precaución de transmisión por contacto
1, record 1, Spanish, precauci%C3%B3n%20de%20transmisi%C3%B3n%20por%20contacto
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- precaución contra la transmisión por contacto 2, record 1, Spanish, precauci%C3%B3n%20contra%20la%20transmisi%C3%B3n%20por%20contacto
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
precaución de transmisión por contacto; precaución contra la transmisión por contacto: designaciones utilizadas generalmente en plural. 3, record 1, Spanish, - precauci%C3%B3n%20de%20transmisi%C3%B3n%20por%20contacto
Record 1, Key term(s)
- precauciones de transmisión por contacto
- precauciones contra la transmisión por contacto
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