Patient Isolation

The segregation of patients with communicable or other diseases for a specified time. Isolation may be strict, in which movement and social contacts are limited; modified, where an effort to control specified aspects of care is made in order to prevent cross infection; or reverse, where the patient is secluded in a controlled or germ-free environment in order to protect him or her from cross infection.

Year introduced: 1977

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Tree Number(s): E02.770, N06.850.780.200.450.650

MeSH Unique ID: D010356

Entry Terms:

• Isolation, Patient
• Home Isolation
• Isolation, Home
• Negative Pressure Isolation
• Negative Pressure Patient Isolation

Previous Indexing:

• Bacterial Infections/prevention and control (1972-1976)
• Cross Infection (1966-1976)
• Patient Isolators (1966-1976)

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Therapeutics
Patient Isolation

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Health Care Category
Environment and Public Health
Public Health
Public Health Practice
Communicable Disease Control
Infection Control
Patient Isolation