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Isolation Table

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Impetigo
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Contact	Until 24 hours after initiation of effective therapy

Infectious mononucleosis
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Influenza (A, B, or unknown subtype); seasonal influenza
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
Benioff Children's Hospital and Pediatricts	Contact Droplet	Pediatric hematology/oncology/BMT inpatients (does not apply to ambulatory patients): Duration of illness AND retest is negative. All other patients: Duration of illness	Initiate isolation when test is ordered to rule out viral pathogens. For information about avian influenza please refer to avian influenza entry below.
Adult Services	Droplet	Adult hematology/oncology/BMT inpatients (does not apply to ambulatory patients): Duration of illness AND retest is negative. All other patients: Duration of illness	Initiate isolation when test is ordered to rule out viral pathogens. For information about avian influenza please refer to avian influenza entry below.

Influenza, Avian (H5N1, H7N9) suspected or confirmed
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Contact Droplet Airborne	Duration of illness AND retest is negative.	Immediately contact HEIP including for suspected cases. Refer to the UCSF control plan and other resources on the UCSF Avian Influenza web page. Discontinuation will be determined by Infection Prevention on a case by case basis.