Guidance for Anteroom or Designated Anteareas Within the Facility - Managing the Special Pathogen Patient Care Area
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Guidance for Anteroom or Designated Anteareas Within the Facility - Managing the Special Pathogen Patient Care Area
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This guidance document provides Level 3 and Level 4 facilities with practical recommendations for establishing and managing anterooms or designated anteareas when caring for patients with special pathogens. It clarifies key terminology, outlines zone-based workflows, and highlights essential considerations related to space configuration, PPE donning and doffing, personnel roles, waste management, and supply movement. The resource supports facilities in creating safe, well-defined transitional areas that reduce contamination risk and maintain effective infection control during high-consequence pathogen care.
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2025-12-03
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