What to know
Abbreviations from the Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007).
Abbreviations Used in the Guideline
AIIR: Airborne infection isolation room
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CF: Cystic fibrosis
CJD: Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease
CLSI: Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute
ESBL: Extended spectrum beta-lactamases
FDA: Food and Drug Administration
HAI: Healthcare-associated infections
HBV: Hepatitis B virus
HCV: Hepatitis C virus
HEPA: High efficiency particulate air [filtration]
HICPAC: Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus
HCW: Healthcare worker
HSCT: Hematopoetic stem-cell transplant
ICU: Intensive care unit
LTCF: Long-term care facility
MDRO: Multidrug-resistant organism
MDR-GNB: Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli
MRSA: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
NCCLS: National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards
NICU: Neonatal intensive care unit
NIOSH: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC
NNIS: National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance
NSSP: Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae
OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PICU: Pediatric intensive care unit
PPE: Personal protective equipment
RSV: Respiratory syncytial virus
SARS: Severe acquired respiratory syndrome
vCJD: variant Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease
VRE: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci
WHO: World Health Organization