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Universal Precaution

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-029144

Recommendations issued by CDC to minimize the risk of transmission of bloodborne pathogens, particularly HIV and HBV, by health care and public safety workers. Barrier precautions are to be used to prevent exposure to blood and certain body fluids of all patients.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-029144
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesCDC Epidemiology Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029144",
  "term": "Universal Precaution",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Recommendations issued by CDC to minimize the risk of transmission of bloodborne pathogens, particularly HIV and HBV, by health care and public safety workers. Barrier precautions are to be used to prevent exposure to blood and certain body fluids of all patients.",
  "references": [
    "CDC Epidemiology Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/universal-precaution/"
}

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