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Have you seen the new updates to the CDC's Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel Guidance? If not, there were updates made on March 28, 2024 in the sections specific to Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, and Special Populations: Pregnant Healthcare Personnel.

Some key things to keep in mind:
👍This update does not provide recommendations about other aspects of infection prevention and control, such as environmental infection control and isolation precautions for patients.

👍New topics in the update include expanded information regarding defining occupational exposures in healthcare settings and descriptions of clinical features of each disease. The new sections available in this March 2024 PDF include measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and special populations: pregnant healthcare personnel. Additional updates are forthcoming.

👍The updated recommendations in these sections focus on postexposure management, including postexposure prophylaxis (PEP), for exposed HCP and work restrictions for exposed or infected HCP.

👍The recommendations are informed by reviews of the 1998 Guideline; current CDC resources, guidance, and guidelines; and new resources and evidence, when available. Additionally, the recommendations are classified as good practice statements based on the expert opinions of the authors and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC).

To review these updates, check them out at: https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/healthcare-personnel/selected-infections/

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