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Isolation Table

A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Babesiosis
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Blastomycosis, (Blastomyces sp)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
North American, cutaneous or pulmonary	Standard

Bordatella spp. (Also see Pertussis and Whooping Cough below)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
B. pertussis	Standard Droplet	Until 5 days of effective antibiotic therapy
B. parapertussis	Standard Droplet	Until 5 days of effective antibiotic therapy

Botulism
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard		See also: Food Poisoning

Bronchiolitis
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
When clinical syndrome suspected and/or no organism identified on further testing	Contact Standard Droplet	Duration of illness	Initiate isolation when test to rule out viral pathogens is ordered. Refer to isolation table for identified pathogen.

Brucellosis (Brucella sp.)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
(undulant, Malta, Mediterranean fever)	Standard		Notify Microbiology when submitting specimens for culture from patients with known or suspected Brucellosis (415-353-1268)