Contact Precautions are used when there is a risk of transmission through direct or indirect contact. Examples include Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (ARO) and C-difficile.

Contact Precautions include the use of the following:

Here is an example of signage that might be used for Contact Precautions:

Example Signage for Contact Precautions

Adapted from Public Health Ontario (2012). This document was adapted with the permission of Public Health Ontario. Public Health Ontario assumes no responsibility for the content of any publication resulting from translation/changes/adaptation of PHO documents by third parties.

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