Infection or Period individual to be kept away Comments Complaint from Educational Setting/ child minder Diarrhoea and/or 48 hours from last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting. vomiting E. coli O157 VTEC Should be kept away from setting for 48 Learners aged 5 years or younger and those who have difficulty in hours from the last episode of diarrhoea. maintaining good personal hygiene need to be kept away from the Typhoid* [and Some individuals may need to be kept education setting until there is proof they are not carrying the germ paratyphoid*] away from setting until they are no longer (microbiological clearance)adhering to hygiene practices need to be kept (enteric fever) excreting. away from setting. This guidance may also apply to some people the Shigella individual has been in contact with that may also require microbiological (dysentery) clearance. Please consult your local Health Protection Team for further advice. Cryptosporidiosis Keep away from setting for 48 from Individuals should not be permitted to swim for two weeks after the last the last episode of diarrhoea. bout of diarrhoea has ended. Respiratory Illness Infection or Complaint Period individual to be kept away Comments from Educational Setting/ child
Infection or Complaint Period individual to be kept away from Educational Setting/ child minder Comments Diarrhoea and/or vomiting 48 hours from last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting. E. coli O157 VTEC Typhoid* [and paratyphoid*] (enteric fever) Shigella (dysentery) Should be kept away from setting for 48 hours from the last episode of diarrhoea. Some individuals may need to be kept away from setting until they are no longer excreting. Learners aged 5 years or younger and those who have difficulty in maintaining good personal hygiene need to be kept away from the education setting until there is proof they are not carrying the germ (microbiological clearance)adhering to hygiene practices need to be kept away from setting. This guidance may also apply to some people the individual has been in contact with that may also require microbiological clearance. Please consult your local Health Protection Team for further advice. Cryptosporidiosis Keep away from setting for 48 from the last episode of diarrhoea. Individuals should not be permitted to swim for two weeks after the last bout of diarrhoea has ended. Respiratory Illness Infection or Complaint Period individual to be kept away from Educational Setting/ child Comments
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