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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

Gastroenteritis
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
Vibrio parahaemolyticus	Standard		*Use Contact + Standard Isolation for diapered or incontinent persons for duration of illness
Viral (not otherwise mentioned)	Standard		*Use Contact + Standard Isolation for diapered or incontinent persons for duration of illness
Yersinia enterocolitica	Standard		*Use Contact + Standard Isolation for diapered or incontinent persons for duration of illness

German measles (see Rubella; see Congenital Rubella)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment

Giardiasis (see Gastroenteritis)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment

Gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum (gonorrheal ophthalmia, acute conjunctivitis of newborn)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhea)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Granuloma inguinale (donovanosis, granuloma venereum)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Guillain-Barre syndrome
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Haemophilus influenzae (see disease-specific recommendations)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
			ie Pneumonia, epiglottitis, meningitis

Hand, foot and mouth disease (see Enteroviral infection)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
			See enterovirus

Hansen’s Disease (see Leprosy)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment

Hantavirus
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
pulmonary syndrome	Standard

Helicobacter pylori
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
	Standard

Hemorrhagic fevers or acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
(Ebola, Lassa, Marburg, Crimean-Congo)	Airborne Contact Droplet Standard	Duration of illness	See Ebola If this condition is suspected, Contact + Standard INFECTION PREVENTION (Business hours: 415-806-0269; non-business hours: Notify Nursing Supervisor) AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE IMMEDIATELY.

Hepatitis, viral
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
Hepatitis, viral Type D (seen only with hepatitis B)	Standard
Hepatitis, viral Type E	Standard		Use Contact + Standard Precautions for diapered or incontinent individuals for the duration of illness.
Hepatitis, viral Type G	Standard
Hepatitis, viral Type A	Standard		Provide hepatitis A vaccine postexposure as recommended.
Hepatitis, viral Type A-Diapered or incontinent patients	Contact Standard	Age < 3 year: Duration of hospitalization Age 3-14 years: Until 2 weeks after onset of symptoms All others: Until 1 week after onset of symptoms	Maintain Contact Precautions in infants and children 14 yrs. of age for 1 week after onset of symptoms
Hepatitis, viral Type B-HBsAg positive; acute or chronic	Standard		See specific recommendations for care of patients in hemodialysis centers.
Hepatitis, viral Type C and other unspecified non-A, non-B	Standard		See specific recommendations for care of patients in hemodialysis centers.

Herpangina (see Enteroviral infection)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
			See enterovirus

Herpes simplex (herpesvirus hominis)
Condition	Isolation	Duration of Isolation	Comment
Neonatal	Contact Standard	Until mucocutaneous lesions are dry and crusted	Use contact isolation, for asymptomatic, exposed infants delivered vaginally/via C-section 1) if mother has active infection, 2) membranes have been ruptured for more than 4 hours until infant surface cultures obtained at 24-36 hours of age are negative after 48 hours incubation
If encephalitis ONLY	Standard

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