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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

Rabies
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Rat-bite fever (Streptobacillus moniliformis, Spirillum minus)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Relapsing fever
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Respiratory infectious disease, acute (if not covered elsewhere)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
When clinical syndrome suspected and/or no organism identified on further testing	Contact Droplet	duration of illness or until specific pathogen is known	Initiate isolation when test is ordered to rule out viral pathogens.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Contact Droplet	Adult and Pediatric hematology/oncology/BMT patients: Duration of illness AND retest is negative. All other patients: Duration of illness	Initiate isolation when test to rule out viral pathogens is ordered.

Reye’s syndrome
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard		Not an infectious condition

Rheumatic fever
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard		Not an infectious condition

Rhinovirus
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
Benioff Children's Hospital and Pediatrics	Contact Droplet	Adult and Pediatric hematology/oncology/BMT 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.
Adult services	Droplet	Adult and Pediatric hematology/oncology/BMT 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. *Add Contact Precautions if copious moist secretions and close contact likely to occur

Rickettsial fevers, tickborne (Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tickborne typhus fever)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Rickettsialpox
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
(vescicular rickettsiosis)	Standard

Ringworm (dermatophytosis, dermatomycosis, tinea)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

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

Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Roseola infantum (exanthema subitum)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Rotavirus
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Contact Standard	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.	See Gastroenteritis

Rubella (See also Congenital Rubella)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
(German measles)	Droplet Standard	Until 7 days after onset rash.	Susceptible HCWs should not provide care if immune caregivers are available. HCWs should use masks regardless of immune status.

Rubeola (see Measles)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment