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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

Tapeworm disease
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
Hymenolepis nana	Standard
Taenia solium (pork)	Standard
Other	Standard

Tetanus
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Tinea (e.g., dermatophytosis, dermatomycosis, ringworm)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Toxic shock syndrome (staphylococcal disease)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Toxoplasmosis
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Trachoma, acute (Chlamydia trachomatis)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (see Creutzfeld-Jacob disease, CJD, vCJD)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment

Trench mouth (Vincent’s angina)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Trichinosis (Trichinella)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Trichomoniasis (Trichomonas vaginalis)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Trichuriasis (whipworm) (Trichuris trichiura)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Tuberculosis
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
Extrapulmonary, meningitis	Standard		*Patient should be examined for evidence of current (active) pulmonary tuberculosis. If evidence exists, additional isolations are necessary
Skin-test (PPD) or interferon gamma release assay (e.g., QuaniFEron) positive with no evidence of active pulmonary disease	Standard
Pulmonary (suspected or confirmed) OR laryngeal disease	Airborne	AFB smear positive: Min 14d tx and meets discontinuation criteria AFB smear neg, high suspicion and started on therapy: Min 5d tx and meets discontinuation critera; AFB smear neg, low suspicion and not on therapy: meets discontinuation criteria	Collect 3 separate AFB sputum obtained at 8-12 hr intervals (at least 1 specimen must be in early AM). See 1. https://infectioncontrol.ucsfmedicalcenter.org/tb-algorithm 2. Environment of Care Manual for Aerosol Transmissible Disease Exposure Control Plan. Discuss with HEIP before discontinuing airborne isolation AFB smear-positive: • 14 days of anti-TB treatment AND • AFB smear negative x 3 AND • Clinically improving AFB smear-negative: • At least 5 days of anti-TB treatment AND • Clinically improving High risk for MDR TB and either AFB smear-negative or smear-positive: • Discuss with HEIP
Extrapulmonary, draining lesions (including scrofula)	Airborne Contact Standard		Discontinue isolation only when patient is improving clinically, and drainage has ceased or there are three consecutive negative cultures of continued drainage. Examine for evidence of active pulmonary tuberculosis.

Tularemia
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
Draining lesion	Standard		Provided draining lesions can be adequately covered/contained
Pulmonary	Standard		Provided draining lesions can be adequately covered/contained

Typhoid (Salmonella typhi) fever
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
			See gastroenteritis

Typhus
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
endemic and epidemic (Rickettsia sp.)	Standard