For Consults please contact the MSBI Infectious Diseases Consult group on EPIC secure chat or the fellow listed on call on AMION

Fellows long distance pager prefix 14620 + pager number.

Administration / Escalation

1 - David Perlman MD, Chief, Infectious Diseases Cell: 917-282-5804

2 - Stanley Yancovitz MD, Fellowship Program Site Director Cell: 917-655-4552

3 - MSBI Hospital Director of Nursing: 212-420-3910

4 - MSBI Hospital Administrator on Duty: 212-420-3900

Infection Prevention

On weekdays, contact the Infection Prevention Department at 212-420-2853. On evenings, nights and weekends, please call the Nursing Supervisor for any bed management/infection prevention issues.

The Nursing Supervisor can reach Infection Prevention On Call at 646-799-6024.

Infection Control Policy #009, Care of the Patient with Communicable Diseases in the Inpatient and Outpatient Setting

Candida auris** active infection or prior history	Special Contact Precautions
Clostridium difficile, Sapovirus, Norovirus** active infection	Special Contact Precautions
CRE, MDR Pseudomonas, MDR Acinetobacter baumannii or any other significant MDR gram negative bacilli ** active infection or prior history within 1 year	Contact Precautions
ESBL all sites, active infection or prior history	No precautions
MRSA** active MRSA infection or 1 year history of MRSA in current open wound	Contact Precautions
MRSA nasal screen (+) or prior history of nasal MRSA	No precautions
VISA/VRSA/HVISA** active infection or prior history	Contact Precautions
VRE**	No precautions unless resistant to Linezolid and/or Daptomycin, solid organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplant within the last 12 months or NICU patient

**Patients may only be cohorted with a roommate who has the same organism (e.g. CRE+CRE; MDR Acinetobacter + MDR Acinetobacter; MRSA + MRSA)