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What are standard precautions

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Standard precautions are a set of infection control practices used to prevent transmission of disease that can be acquired by contact with blood, body fluids, non-intact skin ( including rashes) , and mucous membranes. Standard precautions are the basic level of infection control that should be used in the car of all patients all of the time.

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