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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

Salmonellosis (Salmonella sp.)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
			See gastroenteritis

SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Contact Standard Droplet Airborne		If this condition is suspected, Contact INFECTION PREVENTION (Business hours: 415-806-0269; non-business hours: Notify Nursing Supervisor) AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE IMMEDIATELY.

Scabies
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
Not Crusted	Contact Standard	Maintain contact precautions until 24 hours after initiation of effective therapy (one application of Permethrin or one dose of oral Ivermectin)	Gown and glove for direct patient care x 24 hours after treatment
Crusted (Norwegian) Scabies, suspected or confirmed	Contact Standard	Maintain contact precautions until skin scrapings are negative and patients are cleared by Dermatology	Maintain contact precautions until skin scrapings are negative and patients are cleared by Dermatology

Scalded skin syndrome, staphylococcal (Ritter’s disease)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Schistosomiasis (bilharziasis) (Schistosoma sp.)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Shigellosis (Shigella sp.)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
			See gastroenteritis

Shingles
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
			See varicella zoster

Smallpox
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Contact Standard Droplet Airborne		If this condition is suspected, Contact INFECTION PREVENTION (Business hours: 415-806-0269; non-business hours: Notify Nursing Supervisor) AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE IMMEDIATELY. Mask patient immediately and place in Airborne Isolation.

Spirillum minus (rat-bite fever)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Sporotrichosis (Sporothrix schenckii)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
(Sporothrix schenckii)	Standard

Staphylococcal disease (Staphylococcus aureus), skin wound or burn
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
skin wound or burn Major	Contact Standard	Duration of illness	“Major” defined as “No dressing or dressing does not contain drainage adequately”
Minor or limited	Standard		“Minor” defined as “Dressing covers and contains drainage adequately”
Enterocolitis, diapered or incontinent children < 6 years of age	Contact Standard	Duration of illness
Enterocolitis, all others	Standard
Methicillin/Nafcillin resistant	Standard		*For Patients on C3 ICN ONLY: Contact + Standard isolation for duration of hospitalization (and upon all subsequent admissions to ICN).
Scalded skin syndrome	Standard
Toxic shock syndrome	Standard
Vancomycin Intermediate / Resistant (VISA / VRSA)	Contact Standard	Duration of hospitalization and upon readmission

Streptobacillus moniliformis (rat-bite fever)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Streptococcal disease (group B strep, Streptococcus agalactiae), neonatal
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Streptococcal disease (Streptococcus sp., not otherwise mentioned)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Streptococcal disease, (group A streptococcus, Streptococcus pyogenes)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
Skin wound (including necrotizing fasciitis) or burn, Major	Contact Standard Droplet	Until 24 hours after initiation of effective therapy	“Major” defined dressing does not contain drainage adequately
Minor	Standard		“Minor” defined as “Dressing covers and contains drainage adequately”
Endometritis (puerperal sepsis)	Standard