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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

Ebola
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Contact Droplet Airborne	Duration of illness	See Isolation Table entry for Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) . Additional resources are available on the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever web page.

Echinococcosis (hydatid disease) (Echinococcus sp.)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Encephalitis (or encephalomyelitis)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
			Examples: varicella, herpes simplex, eastern, western, Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis; St. Louis, California encephalitis. See specific etiologic agent

Endometritis
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Enterobiasis (Enterobius sp) (pinworm disease, oxyuriasis)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Enterococcus sp
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
vancomycin resistant (VRE)	Standard
Vancomycin AND Linezolid resistant VRE	Standard	Duration of hospitalization and upon readmission	Discontinuation will be determined by Infection Prevention on a case by case basis (i).

Enterocolitis, C. difficile (see Gastroenteritis, C. difficile)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
C. difficile gastroenteritis, enterocolitis	Standard Enteric Contact	Patients on 11L or 12L: Duration of hospitalization. All others: Enteric Contact + Standard isolation can be discontinued if (1) patient has had no diarrhea for ≥48 hours AND (2) clean patient and belongings have been transferred to clean room.	Hand Hygiene with soap and water (not alcohol based hand rub) is indicated upon exiting the room of a patient on Contact + Standard Isolation for C. difficile. Wash your hands sign is available. See Diarrhea Decision Tree for additional guidance. /diarrhea-decision-tree

Enterovirus, (coxsackievirus disease, echovirus, hand foot and mouth disease, herpangina, pleurodynia)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
Infants and young children	Contact	Duration of illness
All other patients	Standard

Epiglottitis, due to Haemophilus influenzae type b
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard Droplet	Until patient has received ≥24 hours after initiation of effective therapy	See specific disease agents for epiglottitis due to other etiologies.

Epstein-Barr virus (including infectious mononucleosis)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Erythema infectiosum (see Parvovirus B19)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment

Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBL) producer
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
ESBL producer and carbapenemase gene positive	Contact	Duration of hospitalization and upon readmission.	Isolation may not be removed. The following carbapenemase genes are tested: KPC, NDM, OXA-48, VIM, IMP-1.
ESBL producer and NO carbapenemase gene	Standard