Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings - 2002
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Guideline with Appendix PDF (494KB/ 56 pages)
Guideline without Appendix
Appendix: Antimicrobial Spectrum and Characteristics of Hand-Hygiene Antiseptic Agents
The hand hygiene guidelines were developed by the CDC's Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), in collaboration with the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA).
NEW! Patient Admission Video
- Hand Hygiene Saves Lives
This video, available in English and Spanish, teaches two key points to hospital patients and visitors to help prevent infections: the importance of practicing hand hygiene while in the hospital, and that it is appropriate to ask or remind their healthcare providers to practice hand hygiene as well.
Interactive Training
- Hand Hygiene Interactive Training Course
This course and promotional materials review key concepts of hand hygiene and other standard precautions to prevent healthcare-associated infections.
Content Source: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID)
Page last modified: Oct 8, 2008
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID)
Page last modified: Oct 8, 2008