Physicians spend 24.6 percent less time with patients in contact isolation than with patients who are not isolated, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers at the University of ...

Map of North America, population Highly effective contact tracing and isolation may be viable containment strategies for a COVID-19. Highly effective contact tracing and isolation may be viable ...

Increases in contact isolation do not have corresponding increases in isolation practice compliance among healthcare workers, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital ...

The CDC continues to recommend at least five days of isolation for those who test positive for COVID-19. After quarantining, the CDC recommends five days of masking—unless the individual has two ...

The Spokane Regional Health District will expand its isolation options this fall, after contracting with Catholic Charities to use the Immaculate Heart Retreat Center as an isolation center devoted ...

When Harvard brought a limited number of undergraduate students back to campus in fall 2020, it promised a robust, in-house contact tracing system would limit exposures to the coronavirus and that ...

There’s little hope for top ropes anytime soon, so these wrestling fans are trading leg drops for laptops while in quarantine. Unemployed bandmates Jimi Riddle and Casey Hopkins have been filling ...

Swift contact tracing kept asymptomatic people from spreading in the community. Extensive contact tracing and isolation were key tools in controlling the spread of COVID-19 in Shenzhen, China, a new ...

Background. Contact Precautions are recommended by health authorities in Europe and the United States for patients with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Recently, the significance of nosocomial ...

Unfortunately, King Corona missed the memo and decided to stick around for the summer. In fact, he has decided to vacation in our quaint seaside community. At some point, you may receive (or know ...

As the USA struggles to get a handle on Ebola, several terms about keeping the public safe have become part of the national conversation: Isolation and quarantine. Monitoring and self-monitoring.