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[Artigo] Coronavirus Disease 2019

Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Conrmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings

Key Concepts in This Guidance

  • Limit how germs can enter the facility. Cancel elective procedures, use telemedicine when possible, limit points of entry
    and manage visitors, screen patients for respiratory symptoms, encourage patient respiratory hygiene using alternatives
    to facemasks (e.g., tissues to cover cough).
  • Isolate symptomatic patients as soon as possible. Set up separate, well-ventilated triage areas, place patients with
    suspected or conrmed COVID-19 in private rooms with door closed and private bathroom (as possible), prioritize AIIRs
    for patients undergoing aerosol-generating procedures.
  • Protect healthcare personnel. Emphasize hand hygiene, install barriers to limit contact with patients at triage, cohort
    COVID-19 patients, limit the numbers of sta providing their care, prioritize respirators and AIIRs for aerosol-generating
    procedures, implement PPE optimization strategies to extend supplies.

Healthcare Personnel (HCP)

For the purposes of this document, HCP refers to all paid and unpaid persons serving in healthcare settings who have the
potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials, including:

  • body substances
  • contaminated medical supplies, devices, and equipment
  • contaminated environmental surfaces
  • contaminated air

Background

This interim guidance has been updated based on currently available information about COVID-19 and the current situation
in the United States, which includes reports of cases of community transmission, infections identied in healthcare personnel
(HCP), and shortages of facemasks, N95 ltering facepiece respirators (FFRs) (commonly known as N95 respirators), and
gowns. Here is what is currently known:

This guidance is applicable to all U.S. healthcare settings. This guidance is not intended for non-healthcare settings
(e.g., schools) OR for persons outside of healthcare settings. For recommendations regarding clinical management, air
or ground medical transport, or laboratory settings, refer to the main CDC COVID-19 website.

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