Jun 24, 2026 · 48 min · 17 segments
In this episode of the **Infection Control Exchange Podcast**, recorded as part of the **IPAC Conference Episode Series**, we discuss infection prevention and control in correctional settings…
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So what is some, you know, I think, I do think there are other areas, but I do, but I do think corrections is another one of those areas that really doesn't get enough attention in terms of the importance of infection control within for corrections, like.
on a unit at a time and i think traditionally you think well it's a correctional environment everybody's you know in their cells and there's no risk because they're they're in their cells you think of it as a patient in a patient room they're kind of in their patient room and they're sticking to that but in corrections that's not really the case they're they're out of their cells they're mingling they're having free time together so that's quite a few bodies that are are mingling and the transmission risk is obviously very high and mix that with um You know, immunosuppression, a lot of other conditions, there's mental health needs.
Yeah, it's a complex environment and the support from IPC is needed and very important.
So what are some of the most common pathogens that you deal with? Because it is a congregate living situation, but it also has some unique in terms of which pathogens are kind of circulating and which ones they have.
that are more problematic within that setting compared to, say, acute care, like an hospital, for example?
It's about two weeks or so, and I see the same trends in our facilities as well.
So we're seeing TB patients or curate TB cases that we're trying to figure out while they're with us.
Because you have to remember with some of these patients, when they do come in, that may be the one time they're going to access health care and have the ability to access health care.
So whether it's doing that TB testing, providing TB, latent TB treatment, even if we need to, it's a good time to catch those things.
So what is some, you know, I think, I do think there are other areas, but I do, but I do think corrections is another one of those areas that really doesn't get enough attention in terms of the importance of infection control within for corrections, like.
on a unit at a time and i think traditionally you think well it's a correctional environment everybody's you know in their cells and there's no risk because they're they're in their cells you think of it as a patient in a patient room they're kind of in their patient room and they're sticking to that but in corrections that's not really the case they're they're out of their cells they're mingling they're having free time together so that's quite a few bodies that are are mingling and the transmission risk is obviously very high and mix that with um You know, immunosuppression, a lot of other conditions, there's mental health needs.
Yeah, it's a complex environment and the support from IPC is needed and very important.
So what are some of the most common pathogens that you deal with? Because it is a congregate living situation, but it also has some unique in terms of which pathogens are kind of circulating and which ones they have.
that are more problematic within that setting compared to, say, acute care, like an hospital, for example?
It's about two weeks or so, and I see the same trends in our facilities as well.
So we're seeing TB patients or curate TB cases that we're trying to figure out while they're with us.
Because you have to remember with some of these patients, when they do come in, that may be the one time they're going to access health care and have the ability to access health care.
So whether it's doing that TB testing, providing TB, latent TB treatment, even if we need to, it's a good time to catch those things.
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