The only employees that should be allowed to wear PPE in both the lab and patient areas are phlebotomists who collect samples from patients and then return them to the lab. Both areas are considered âwork areas,â as is the walking distance between the two rooms.
Mononucleosis is spread sharing beverages, utensils, lip balm, and most commonly known is kissing. Infectious mononucleosis can be caused from Acute Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, condition caused by a member of the herpes virus family.
In 2005, 506 cases of human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) were reported. The 3 states that reported the most cases were New York (85 cases), Oklahoma (79 cases), and New Jersey (64 cases). In 2006, 578 cases of HME were reported. The 3 states that reported the most cases were New York (141 cases), Missouri (73 cases), and New Jersey (67 cases).