CDC Update Guidance for Use of PPE in LTC

7/12/22 — CDC has released updated guidance for the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in nursing homes to prevent the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). This guidance expands the use of enhanced barrier precautions (EBP) to include any residents of a nursing home with an indwelling medical device or wound, as well as residents with known infection or colonization with an MDRO. These updated recommendations are meant to protect nursing home residents and staff from spreading MDROs while avoiding restrictions on resident activities or a need for private rooms, unlike with Contact Precautions.