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AVIAN influenza also requires Airborne
Duration
Lice (pediculosis)
Lyme Disease
Malaria
Measles
Suspected or confirmed
Airborne 4 days after onset of rash
Maintain precaution duration of illness in immunocompromised patient
Susceptible contact
Airborne
Maintain precaution 5 days after first exposure to 21 days after last exposure
Meningococcus (Neisseria meningitidis)
MRSA (Methicillin resistant S. aureus)
Molluscum contagiosum
Mumps
Mycobacterium (non tuberculosis, atypical)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (suspected or confirmed) disease
Pulmonary or laryngeal
Maintain precautions until 2 weeks of effective therapy, is clinically improved and has 3 negative sputa taken at least one hour apart
If Drug resistant, maintain precautions as directed by IPAC
Extra-pulmonary
Mycobacterium tuberculosis latent infection (LTBI)
Mycoplasma infection