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Descriptor English:
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Universal Precautions
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Precauciones Universales
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Precauções Universais
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Synonyms English:
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Precaution, Universal
Precautions, Universal
Universal Precaution
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Tree Number:
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N06.850.780.200.925
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Definition English:
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Prudent standard preventive measures to be taken by professional and other health personnel in contact with persons afflicted with a communicable disease, to avoid contracting the disease by contagion or infection. Precautions are especially applicable in the diagnosis and care of AIDS patients. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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restrict to "prudent prev measures" in contacts with patients having communicable dis; IM; coord IM with specific dis /prev (IM)
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History Note English:
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92
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Record Number:
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29758
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Unique Identifier:
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D016635
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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