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{{Short description|none}} '''Body substance isolation''' is a practice of isolating all body substances ([[blood]], [[urine]], [[feces]], [[tears]], etc.) of individuals undergoing medical treatment, particularly emergency medical treatment of those who might be infected with illnesses such as [[HIV]], or [[hepatitis]] so as to reduce as much as possible the chances of transmitting these illnesses.<ref name=autogenerated1987>{{cite journal|last1=LYNCH|first1=PATRICIA|last2=Jackson|first2=M. M.|last3=Cummings|first3=M. J.|last4=Stamm|first4=W. E.|title=Rethinking the Role of Isolation Practices in the Prevention of Nosocomial Infections|journal=Annals of Internal Medicine|date=1 August 1987|volume=107|issue=2|pages=243β6|doi=10.7326/0003-4819-107-2-243|pmid=3605901}}</ref> BSI is similar in nature to [[universal precautions]], but goes further in isolating workers from [[pathogen]]s, including substances now known to carry HIV.
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