Low compliance and need for changes in national isolation guidelines for group 1 nationally notifiable communicable diseases in Korea

The national guidelines for group 1 nationally notifiable communicable diseases(cholera, typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, shigellosis, and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infection) recommend a universal isolation of the patients and screening for fecal shedding after finishing antibiotic therapy in Korea. This study was performed to evaluate the adequacy of the isolation guidelines.