Infection Control in Healthcare Settings
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Infection Control Guidelines
This collection of guidelines pertains to keeping patients and healthcare workers in healthcare settings protected from infectious diseases.
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The Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infections in U.S. Hospitals and the Benefits of Prevention PDF 730 KB/16 pagesThis report uses results from the published medical and economic literature to provide a range of estimates for the annual direct medical hospital cost of treating healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in the United States.
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WHO Launches Global Initiative to Address Hand Hygiene on May 5, 2009 CDC promotes hand hygiene in healthcare settings
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Over the past 2 years, several states have reported increased rates of C. difficile-associated disease, and an associated increase in mortality.
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Methicillin
Resistant Staph aureus (MRSA)A type of bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics such as methicillin and other more common antibiotics such as oxacillin, penicillin and amoxicillin.
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National MRSA Education Initiative: Preventing MRSA Skin InfectionsNational MRSA Education Initiative is to help Americans better recongnize and prevent MRSA skin infections.
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What's New
- Have you heard? Some retail meats contain C. difficile April 2009
- SHEA Abstracts, 19th Annual Scientific Meeting 2009
- FAQs about Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
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Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008
PDF (1.80 MB / 158 pages) - Molecular Typing of Oxacillin-resistant S aureus
PDF (499KB / 24 pages) - Hand Hygiene Saves Lives: Patient Admission Video June 2008
- Patient Safety Information
March 2008 - Archived 'What's New' items . . .
International Conference on Healthcare-Associated
Infections 2010
Education & Training Tools
- The Molecular Vaccines Interagency Working Group is hosting a symposium & workshop to identify pathways for accelerating the development of safe and effective molecular vaccines. Program: January 29-31, 2008
- Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings Materials to promote hand hygiene in your healthcare facility
- Hand Hygiene Interactive Training Course: Review key concepts of hand hygiene and other standard precautions to prevent healthcare-associated infections.
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Healthcare Settings
- Workbook for preventing Sharps injuries
- Campaign
to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance