Indiana Administrative Code
Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Article 1 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL
Rule 2.5 - Disease Reporting and Control
Section 2.5-133 - Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin resistant level >= 8 g/mL, or severe Staphylococcus aureus in a previously healthy person; specific control measures
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-2-1
Affected: IC 16-41-2; IC 16-41-9
Sec. 133.
The specific control measures for Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin resistant level >= 8 µg/mL, or severe Staphylococcus aureus in a previously healthy person are as follows:
(1) An investigation by the department in collaboration with the local health officer shall be performed within seventy-two (72) hours to:
For purposes of this section, "previously healthy person" means a person who has not been hospitalized or had surgery, dialysis, or residency in a long term care facility in the past year and did not have an indwelling catheter or percutaneous medical device at the time of culture. The investigation includes laboratory verification of resistance. Abrupt increases in the prevalence of the disease in the community shall be investigated for a common source.
(2) For hospitalized patients, contact precautions are required.
(3) Concurrent disinfection is required for all:
Fecal material may be disposed of in a sanitary sewer.
(4) Quarantine is not applicable.
(5) Immunization is not available. Protection of contacts is not applicable.
(6) Case definition is established by the department.
