Infection Control - Healthcare Professionals

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

• ​Personnel Vaccination​
• ​Disinfection and Sterilization Guidelines​
• ​Disinfection 101

CANCER CARE

• CDC Basic Infection Control and Prevention Plan for Outpatient Oncology Settings: Website | Booklet
• CDC 3 Steps Toward Preventing Infections During Cancer Treatment: Key Messages | Infographic

SETTING SPECIFIC

Outpatient

• CDC Guide for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care

Jails and Prisons

• Infection Control in Jails and Prisons

Acute Care Hospitals

• Strategies to Prevent HAIs
• Strategies to Prevent Clostridium difficile Infections

Long-Term Care Facilities

• SHEA/APIC Guideline: Infection Prevention and Control

INFECTION CONTROL BREACH MANAGEMENT

• American Journal of Infection Control: Broad Approach
• CDC: Approach for Risk of Bloodborne Pathogen Transmission

ISOLATION PROCEDURES

• 2007 Guidelines​
• Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings, 2006

SURGICAL SITE INFECTION

• Toolkit
• CDC National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Patient Safety Component Manual
• Prevention for Surgeons
• World Health Organization (WHO) Safe Surgery Saves Lives
• Surgical Safety Checklist

HAND HYGIENE

• ​APIC Tools, guides, education, and training