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What do doctors do to prevent themselves from getting infections from their patients?

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...: Universal precautions are the first step towards preventing infections. This means using gloves, gowns or masks when coming into contact with blood or bodily fluids. Universal precautions applies to everyone. Certain infections require additional precautions. Tuberculosis requires airborne isolation. Influenza requires droplet isolation. Mrsa and c diff require contact isolation.

Answered 3/13/2020

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