Mpox Ipc Advice for Healthcare Settings

11 2.8 Visitors to an inpatient who is a possible, probable, or confirmed case of non-HCID mpox ................................................................................... 12ARHAI Scotland 5 1. [...] The guidance should be read in conjunction with the NIPCM and links to the appropriate sections of the NIPCM will be provided within this guidance. [...] This case definition and country list is available on the UKHSA mpox pages and should be checked for any updates to the countries included. [...] The non-HCID mpox virus will be destroyed by hospital detergents and disinfectants. Decontamination of reusable patient care equipment after use on the possible, probable or confirmed case should be in line with Appendix 7 of the NIPCM. [...] Inpatient rooms must be terminally cleaned following resolution of symptoms, discharge and/or transfer of the possible, probable, or confirmed non-HCID mpox case. Equipment should be cleaned, linen bagged, and waste removed by the clinical staff who have been caring for the patient wearing the PPE outline in section 2.2. [...] ARHAI Scotland 11 If there is any chemical or pharmaceutical contamination, the waste must be consigned in a yellow container (or purple if cytotoxic/cytostatic) and incinerated or sent to a permitted site for disposal as per national regulation. [...] Care must be taken not to shake the linen and prevent dispersal of skin scales. All linen generated during the care of a possible, probable, or confirmed case of non-HCID mpox must be managed as infectious linen in line with Appendix 8 of the NIPCM. [...] 2.6 Safe management of blood and body fluids Spillages of blood and/or other body fluids associated with a possible, probable or confirmed case of non-HCID mpox must be treated immediately in line with Appendix 9 of the NIPCM. [...] 2.7 IPC advice for MPX vaccination teams If vaccinating a possible, probable, or confirmed non-HCID mpox case, the content of this guidance document should be followed. [...] ARHAI Scotland 12 2.8 Visitors to an inpatient who is a possible, probable, or confirmed case of non-HCID mpox Visitors to possible, probable, or confirmed non-HCID mpox inpatients should be restricted.