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Isolation Table

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Necrotizing enterocolitis
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Neisseria meningitidis, invasive (meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis, meningococcemia)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Droplet Standard	Until 24 hrs after initiation of effective therapy

Nocardiosis (Nocardia sp.), any presentation
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Norovirus
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Enteric Contact Standard	Adult and pediatric hematology/oncology/BMT patients: Duration of hospitalization,. All others: Enteric Contact + Standard isolation can be discontinued if (1) patient has had no diarrhea for ≥48 hours AND (2) patient has 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 norovirus. Wash your hands sign is available. See https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/norovirus/index.html