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Infection Control – Guidelines and

Recommendations

Published in 2007

• Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings 2007 http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_isolation.html

Published in 2006

• Preventing Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Among Adults http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5517.pdf

• A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5516.pdf

• Management of Multidrug=Resistant organisms in Healthcare Settings 2006 http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/pdf/ar/mdroGuideline2006.pdf

• Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5514.pdf

• GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Infection Control Guidance for the Prevention and Control of Influenza in Acute-Care Facilities http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/infectioncontrol/healthcarefacilities.htm

Published in 2005

• Guidelines for Using the QuantiFERON® - TB Gold Test for Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection, United States http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5415a4.htm

• Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr5417.pdf

• Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5412.pdf

• Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the management of Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5409.pdf

• Prevention and Control of Influenza http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5408.pdf

• Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Facilities (hand rubs) http://www.unc.edu/depts/spice/handrub.pdf

• Guidance on Public Reporting of healthcare-Associated Infections http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/PublicReportingGuide.pdf

Published in 2004

• Improving Health Care Worker Influenza Immunization Rates

http://www.apic.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Guidelines&CONTENTID=6378&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm

• Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities

http://www.apic.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Guidelines&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=1174

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Interpretive Guidelines for Hospitals (CMS) http://www.unc.edu/depts/spice/Hospital-AppendixA.doc

• OSHA Revised Respiratory Protection Standard Adds New Fit-Testing Protocol http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html

• Guidelines for Preventing Health-Care-Associated Pneumonia, 2004 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5303.pdf

Published in 2003

• OSHA new recordkeeping forms for 2004 http://www.unc.edu/depts/spice/new.html#recordkeeping

o OSHA Injury and Illness web site - all about the new rule http://www.osha-slc.gov/recordkeeping/index.html

o 29 CFR PART 1904 and 1952 - OSHA Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements; Final Rule, Federal Register, January 19, 2001 http://www.osha-slc.gov/FedReg_osha_pdf/FED20010119.pdf

o The forms for 2004 http://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/new-osha300form1-1-04.pdf

o Recordkeeping Policies and Procedures Manual CPL 2-0.131
The compliance document http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=DIRECTIVES&p_id=2574

• Guidelines for Preventing Health-Care-Associated Pneumonia http://www.apic.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Guidelines&CONTENTID=1101&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm

• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) information and guidelines http://www.unc.edu/depts/spice/SARS.html

• Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings, 2003 http://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/infectioncontrol/guidelines/index.htm

• Using Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccine http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5213.pdf

• Multi-society guideline for reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes http://www.shea-online.org/Assets/files/position_papers/SHEA_endoscopes.pdf

• Treatment of Tuberculosis http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5211.pdf

• CDC/HICPAC Guideline for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities, 2003 http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_environinfection.html

• Recommendations for Using Smallpox Vaccine in a Pre-Event Vaccination Program http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/m2d226.htm

• Smallpox Vaccination and Adverse Reactions http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5204.pdf

• Guidelines for Laboratory Testing and Result Reporting of Antibody to Hepatitis C http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5203.pdf

• Hepatitis A and B http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5201.pdf

• Ergonomics: Guidelines for Nursing Homes http://www.osha.gov/ergonomics/guidelines/nursinghome/index.html

Published in 2002

• Hand Hygiene Guideline http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5116.pdf http://www.handhygiene.org/abouthhrc.asp

• Guidelines for the Prevention on Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5110.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5132a9.htm

• Guidelines for Preventing Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Infected Persons – 2002 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5108.pdf

• General Recommendations on Immunization Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the American Academy of Physicians (AAFP) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5102.pdf

Published in 2001

• OSHA Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements; Final Rule http://www.osha-slc.gov/recordkeeping/index.html

• Enforcement Procedures for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=DIRECTIVES&p_id=2570

• CDC Smallpox Response Plan and Guidelines – updated 2002 http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/response-plan/index.asp

• Guideline on Infectious Disease Issues in Xenotransplantation (a reprint in the MMWR of FDA January 2001 guideline) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5015.pdf

• Control and Prevention of Rubella: Evaluation and Management of Suspected Outbreaks, Rubella in Pregnant Women, and Surveillance for Congenital Rubella Syndrome http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5012.pdf

• Updated U.S. Public health Service Guidelines for the Management of Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5011.pdf

• Vaccinia (Smallpox) Vaccine Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2001 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr//PDF/rr/rr5010.pdf

• Preventing Infections Among Chronic Hemodialysis Patients http://www.utmb.edu/hce/guidelines.html#dialysis

• Prevention and Control of Influenza http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5004a1.htm

• Guidelines on Infectious Disease Issues in Xenotransplantation http://www.fda.gov/cber/gdlns/xenophs0101.htm

Published in 2000

• Guidelines for the Prevention of Interavascular Catheter-Related Infections and Appendices

http://www.apic.org/Content/ContentGroups/Guidelines/CDC/IntravascularCatheter-RelatedInfectionsandAppendices.pdf

• Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable health Information http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/regtext.htm

• FDA and HCRA Proposed Hepatitis C Protocols http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2000_register&docid=00-28907-filed

• Guidelines for Preventing Opportunistic Infections Among Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr4910.pdf

• Draft Public Health Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/actionplan/index.htm

• APIC Guideline for Infection Prevention and Control in Flexible Endoscopy http://www.apic.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Guidelines&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=6&ContentID=519

• Single-Use Devices Reprocessed http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/03-10413.html

Published in 1999

• Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection http://www.apic.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Guidelines&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=1148

• ACIP Modified Recommendations for Meningitis Vaccination http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00046263.htm

• Prevention of Hepatitis A Through Active or Passive Immunization http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4812a1.htm

• Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999 http://www.apic.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Guidelines&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=6&ContentID=519

Published in 1998

• Guideline for Infection Control in health Care Personnel http://www.apic.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Guidelines&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=1146

• Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection and HCV-Related Chronic Disease http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00055154.htm

• Guidelines for Infection Control in Health Care Personnel, 1998 http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_hcpersonnel.html

• Public health Service Guidelines for the Management of Health-Care Worker Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00052722.htm

Published in 1997

• Immunization of health-Care Workers http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00050577.htm

• Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=FEDERAL_REGISTER&p_id=13717

Published in 1996

• Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_isolation.html

• Health Insurance and Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 http://aspe.hhs.gov/admnsimp/pl104191.htm

• APIC Guideline for Selection and Use of Disinfectants http://www.unc.edu/depts/spice/dis/APIC-disinfection-sterilization2005.pdf

• Prevention of Varicella http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00042990.htm

• Tuberculosis in Correctional Facilities http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00042214.htm

• Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=DIRECTIVES&p_id=1586

• Isolation Precautions http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_isolation.html

Published in 1995

• Preventing Spread of Vancomycin Resistance http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr4412.pdf

Published in 1991

• Bloodborne Pathogens Standards http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10051&p_text_version=FALSE

Published in 1983

• Guideline for the Prevention of Catheter-Associated urinary Tract Infections http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_catheter_assoc.html

Other

• Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/guidelines.html

• Immunizations Guidelines from the CDC http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/wrkr_immune.html

• APIC Resource Center http://www.apic.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=&WebsiteKey=

Pediatric Infectious Diseases URL

http://intranet.utmb.edu/pedi/Department/DepartmentDetail.asp?ID=27