The second level of infection prevention involves specific tasks and measures used when caring for residents who are infected or may be infected with specific types of infections. This is known as

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When an infection is suspected or known to spread in specific ways, you add precautions on top of the basics to stop transmission. This approach is called Transmission-Based Precautions. They are used for residents who are infected or may be infected and depend on how the infection spreads—airborne, droplet, or contact. You’d use the appropriate PPE (like gloves and gown for contact, a mask or respirator for airborne or droplet, eye protection as needed), place the resident in an appropriate room (private or cohorted) when required, and adjust movement and equipment use to limit spread. Standard Precautions are always in place for all residents, and Transmission-Based Precautions are layered on if specific infections are present. Isolation Precautions is a broader term often used to describe this overall approach, but the precise designation for this scenario is Transmission-Based Precautions. Contact Precautions are a subset focused specifically on infections spread by contact, rather than the general category for all transmission routes.