GUIDELINES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS
Julia S. Garner, RN, MS
Bryan P. Simmons, MD
AND
CDC GUIDELINE FOR INFECTION CONTROL IN HOSPITAL PERSONNEL
Walter W. Williams, IBID, MPH
Part of the Manual Entitled
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Preface to the Guidelines Series
The Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Infections is a series of guidelines intended for use by hospital personnel who are responsible for infection surveillance and control activities. The guidelines have been derived from a variety of sources, including studies conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and by others and have undergone extensive review by experts, many of whom are engaged in the daily practice of infection surveillance and control. The guidelines are assembled in loose-leaf form to allow for periodic revisions and additions, since we fully expect the guidelines to change as new knowledge is acquired.
The titles of the various guidelines are listed below. Others may be added in the future. Within each guideline the date of original publication and subsequent revision, if any, appear at the bottom of each page. Additional copies of all guidelines are available from:
Titles of Published Guidelines
Guideline for Hospital Environmental Control
Guideline for Prevention of Intravascular infections
Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Wound Infections
Guideline for Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonia
Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals
Guideline for Infection Control in Hospital Personnel
Proposed Guideline Topics
Guideline for Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections
Guideline on the Role of the Microbiology Laboratory in Infection Control
All comments, suggestions, and criticisms of the guidelines should be sent to:
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PHS Publication No. (CDC) 83-8314
