Industry Safety
Health Care Safety
Infection Control

Based on CDC Criteria

Resources for health care providers and other health professionals

The following safety guidelines must be followed when using antimicrobials

A publication of APIC's Department of Government & Public Affairs

Full text of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology's guidelines

Guidance for Control of Infections with Carbapenem-Resistant or Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Acute Care

CDC Guideline for Prevention of CAUTIs, Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections

Sets standards for everything from cleaning sinks to air quality sampling

Guidelines for control of infectious diseases in the healthcare environment

A guideline for management for medical personnel - wound culture, wound irrigation, wound care, etc

A practical guide for health care providers, dentists, veterinarians, etc.

To protect themselves, health-care professionals should employ universal precautions

Answers to commonly asked questions

Multidrug-resistant organisms, including MRSA - 12 step program for hospitals

What the general public can do to limit the spread of respiratory infections in communities

Disinfectants and procedures

Antimicrobial Products to Disinfect Poultry and Other Facilities Against Avian (Bird) Flu

Preferred methods for cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of patient-care items

CDC guidelines

CDC guidelines

CDC guidelines

Preventing transmission of infectious agents in healthcare settings

TB infection control measures recommended by CDC

CDC recommendations designed to reduce the incidence of intravascular device-related infections

Guideline for Handwashing and Hospital Environmental Control

Slide sets and educational aids

Infection control measures related to handwashing

The health benefits of hand washing - advice for consumers

Dedicated to identifying effective measures for reducing occupational exposures in healthcare

US Centers for Disease Control infection control recommendations

Very large number of documents related to Hepatitis A,B,C,D,E.G & infection control

Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

CDC Guidelines from the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

An initiative for healthcare users by the Joint Commission

Full text of a hospital's infection control manual

Text of an infection control plan in place at a county psychiatric center

Full text of a program in use by the USAF

A series of educational brochures for health care workers

Infection control guidance for the prevention and control of influenza in health-care and child-care facilities

HICPAC and ACIP recommend that all Health-Care Personnel be vaccinated annually against influenza

Public health service recommendations for the management of health-care workers exposed to HIV

CDC guidelines

A framework for health care workers on how to measure hand hygiene performance

The text of a hospital's infection control policies

How to handle biomedical wastes

The management of drug resistant infections in health care

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus recommendations

A type of staph bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics called beta-lactams

Guidance for healthcare workers on treatment after an exposure to HIV

Guidelines for controlling the risk of VRE infection and colonization

Safety training video explains the major components of a respiratory protection program for healthcare industry

Example of a medical center's isolation precautions

Segregating and disposing of the wastes that accumulate during the treatment of patients

Fact sheet on sterilization and disinfection

Advantages and disadvantages of various liquid disinfectants

National Colour Coding Scheme for cleaning materials

Center for Disease Control sanitation program for vessels and cruise ships

Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) guidelines