Assessing Transmission Risk in Healthcare
Tools for Addressing Risk of Bloodborne Pathogen Transmission from an Infection Control Breach
- Developing a broader approach to management of infection control breaches in health care settings
Experiences with health departments and health care facilities suggest that questions surrounding instrument reprocessing errors and other infection control breaches are becoming increasingly common. We describe an approach to management of these incidents that focuses on risk of bloodborne pathogen transmission and the role of public health and other stakeholders to inform patient notification and testing decisions. (Am J Infect Control 2008;36:685-90.) PDF (272 KB / 6 pages) - Steps for evaluating an Infection Control Breach
- Sample patient notification letter PDF (27KB / 1 page)
- Sample press release PDF (23KB / 1 page)
Date last modified: April 20, 2009
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Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases
Content source:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases
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