droplet isolation


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Related to droplet isolation: airborne isolation, contact isolation

droplet isolation

Any of the techniques that decrease transmission of organisms larger than 5 µ that are generated when an infected patient coughs, sneezes, or spits.
Synonym: droplet precaution
See also: isolation
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On the 3rd day, contact and droplet isolation precautions were taken.
The management of an adenovirus epidemic in a neonatal intensive care unit

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