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Preferred term

Universal Precautions  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Entry terms

  • Precautions, Universal

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-C2H3GGDT-0

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