Infection Control - Guidelines and
Recommendations
North Carolina
Guidelines for Control of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms, Specifically
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE)
North Carolina SARS Response Plan 2004 is online.
Published in 2009
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Guidance for Control of Infections with Carbapenem-Resistant or Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in
Acute Care Facilities - March 2009
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Published in 2008
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CDC Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008
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- Prevention and Control of Influenza, MMWR Download
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SHEA/APIC Guideline: Infection Prevention and Control in the Long-Term Care Facility - July 2008
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- Infection Control Requirements for Dialysis Facilities and Clarification Regarding Guidance on Parenteral Medication
Vials, MMWR
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- Conditions for Coverage for End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Facilities, Federal Register
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- Prevention of Herpes Zoster, MMRW
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Published in 2007
Published in 2006
Published in 2005
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Published in 1997
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Published in 1995
Published in 1991
Published in 1983
Other
Links to the guidelines:
Preventing Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Among Adults: Use of Tetanus
Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine was
published in the December 15, 2006, MMWR and is available
online.
A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to
Eliminate Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States
was published in the December 8, 2006, MMWR and is available
online.
On October 19, 2006, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
officially
released the Multidrug-Resistant Organisms portion of its isolation
guidelines. They are available
online.
These recommendations were published in the MMWR September 22, 2006,
and are
available
online.
Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
in Health-Care Settings, 2005, was published in the MMWR December 30, 2005
and is available to view
online
and to print
pdf format.
Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States: Recommendations from the
American Thoracic Society, CDC, and the Infectious Diseases Society of
America: were published in the MMWR November 4, 2005 and are available to
view
online and to print
pdf format.
Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of
Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure
Prophylaxis were published in the MMWR September 30, 2005 and are
available to view
online
and to print
pdf format.
Medicare and Medicaid
Programs: Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Health Care Facilities;
Amendment regarding use of alcohol-based hand rubs was published in
The Federal Register on March 25, 2005.
Guidance on Public Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections,
Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory
Committee, was issued on February 28, 2005.
The April 2004 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidelines are
available:
Regulations and Interpretive Guidelines for Hospitals - Appendix
A (Entire section = 103 pages)
Regulations and Interpretive Guidelines for Hospitals - 482.42 Infection
Control (Infection Control section only = 4 pages)
August 4, 2004,
Federal Register,
published an addition to the approved
fit-testing protocol in the Respiratory Protection Standard. The revision
adds a new quantitative fit-testing procedure.
Legislation was passed in December 2004 prohibiting OSHA from enforcing
fit-testing. See article in
Report of the Month. Similar legislation was passed June 2005 to
extend the prohibition of federal funds for enforcing fit-testing.
Guidelines for Preventing Health-Care-Associated Pneumonia, 2003 was
published March 26, 2004 in the MMWR. It is available online in
pdf format or
html format.
Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings, 2003,
MMWR, December 19, 2003:52(RR-17) is
online.
Using Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccine for Prevention and Control of
Influenza: Supplemental Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP) September 26, 2003/Vol. 52/No. RR-13 is
online in
html
format and pdf
format.
Multi-society Guideline for Reprocessing Flexible Gastrointestinal
Endoscopes is a position paper by SHEA, endorsed by other national
professional groups. It was published July 2003.
MMWR Recommendations and Reports, June 20, 2003/Vol. 52/No. RR-11.
Treatment of Tuberculosis - American Thoracic Society, CDC, and Infectious
Diseases Society of America
html
format or
pdf format.
The CDC/HICPAC Guideline for
Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities, 2003 was
published in the MMWR June 6, 2003 and is available
online, and
an erratum
is
also online.
The full guideline, including the scientific background, recommendations,
appendices, and full reference list, is online in
pdf format.
Recommendations for Using Smallpox Vaccine in a Pre-Event Vaccination
Program Supplemental Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Healthcare Infection Control
Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), MMWR February 26, 2003, is
available
online.
February 21, 2003 MMWR Recommendations and Report -
Smallpox Vaccination and Adverse Reactions: Guidance for Clinicians
is available to view
online
and in
pdf format.
MMWR Recommendation and Reports, February 7, 2003/Vol. 52/No. RR-3.
Guidelines for Laboratory Testing and Result Reporting of Antibody to
Hepatitis C Virus is to view
online
and to print
pdf format.
January 24, 2003 MMWR Recommendations and Report - Prevention and Control of Infections with Hepatitis
Viruses in Correctional Settings - is
available to view
online.
and to print
pdf format.
The OSHA Ergonomics: Guidelines for Nursing Homes (approved in 2003) is
online
Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices
Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force
were published in the MMWR October 25, 2002/Vol. 51/No. RR-16. The
guideline is available online in html
format and pdf
format.
Informational Internet Web site is at
Hand Hygiene Resource Center.
These guidelines were
published
in the August 9, 2002 edition of the MMWR Recommendations and Reports and
are online in pdf
format and in html
format. There was a typesetting error in the second column of the
table in Appendix B. If you have printed a copy of the guideline, you can
print the corrected table at the link below.
MMWR August 16, 2002.
Erratum: Vol. 51, No. RR-10
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5132a9.htm
These Recommendations of the US Public Health Service and the Infectious
Diseases Society of America were published in the MMWR June 14,
2002. They are available online in
pdf
and
html
format.
The February 8, 2002 edition of the MMWR Recommendations
and Reports is available with these immunization recommendations in
html
format
and in
pdf format.
OSHA Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens; Needlesticks and Other Sharps Injuries
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)
revised the Bloodborne Pathogens standard in conformance with the requirements of the Needlestick Safety and
Prevention Act.
29 CFR Part 1910
Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne
Pathogens; Needlesticks and Other Sharps
Injuries; Final Rule
, Federal Register,
January 18, 2001
OSHA issued a compliance directive, "Enforcement Procedures for the
Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne
Pathogens" in November 2001. It is available
online.
The CDC Smallpox
Response Plan and Guidelines, November 26 2002, (originally available as
the interim plan in November 2001) is available
online.
This U.S. Public Health Service guideline was published in the August 24,
2001 MMWR Recommendations and Reports and is available online in
html format and also in
pdf format. It
is a reprint in the MMWR of the January 2001 FDA guideline.
This guideline was published in the MMWR Recommendations and Reports July
13, 2001, and is available online in
html
format and in
pdf format.
This guideline was published in the MMWR Recommendations and Reports June
29, 2001, and is available online in
html
format
and in pdf
format.
These recommendations were published in the June 22, 2001, issue of MMWR
Recommendations and Reports and are available online in
html format and in
pdf format.
Recommendations for Preventing Transmission
of Infections Among Chronic Hemodialysis Patients was published in the
April 27, 2001, MMWR. It is available
online.
The guideline, published January 21, 2001, can be obtained from the Food
and Drug Administration
web site.
The Department of Health and Human Services has issued the
regulation,"Standards for Privacy
of Individually Identifiable Health Information," applicable to entities
covered by HIPAA,
published in the Federal Register on December 28, 2000. It is available
online in several parts:
part 1,
part 2,
part 3,
part 4, and
regulation text,
The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) published proposals in the November 16, 2000, Federal
Register that call for blood banks, plasma centers, and hospitals to
follow
new protocols for hepatitis C (HCV) screening and patient
notification. The proposals are on the internet at the Federal
Register Web site:
proposed rule.
This guideline was published October 20, 2000 in the MMWR Recommendations
and Reports and is available online in
html format
or
pdf format
A Public Health Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance was
developed in 2000. Annual reports are available
online
at the CDC web site.
Published in 2000. APIC Guideline for Infection Prevention and Control in
Flexible Endoscopy is available on-line at
APIC.
Enforcement Priorities for Single-Use Devices Reprocessed by Third Parties
and Hospitals was issued on August 2, 2000.
Available on-line at the
FDA.
On October 21, 1999, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
(ACIP) made modifications
to its recommendations for meningitis vaccination for college students.
The earlier
recommendations
were published February 14, 1997.
On October 1, 1999, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
(ACIP) made recommendations on Prevention of Hepatitis A Through Active
or
Passive Immunization in the MMWR.
Guideline
published simultaneously in American Journal of Infection Control
1999;27:97-134 and in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
1999;20:247-280.
Published in the MMWR Recommendations and Reports, October 16, 1998, Vol
47, No RR-20. Available on-line at the CDC
Guidelines published simultaneously in American Journal of Infection
Control
1998;26:289-354 and Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
1998;19:407-63l. Available on-line at the CDC
Guidelines published in the MMWR Recommendations and Reports, May 15,
1998. Available on-line at the CDC.
Recommendations published in the MMWR Recommendations and Reports,
December 26, 1997. Available on-line at the CDC.
Proposed rule published in the Federal Register: October 17, 1997, pages
54159-54308. Available on-line at Federal Register sites and at
OSHA.
Guideline by William A. Rutala, Ph.D., is published in the August 1996
issue of
American Journal of Infection Control and is available
online. A new guideline from the CDC will be available in
soon.
Updated information on this topic by Dr. Rutala is available at
disinfectionandsterilization.org,
including a slide show on the new (approved, but unpublished) CDC HICPAC
disinfection and sterilization
guideline.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996
was enacted August 21, 1996. It is available
online.
Prevention of Varicella: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Recommendations and Reports.
July 12, 1996. Available on-line at the CDC.
Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional Facilities -
Recommendations of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis.
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. June 7, 1996. Available on-line at the CDC.
CPL
2.106 - Enforcement Procedures and Scheduling
for Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis. February 9, 1996 (OSHA
compliance document).
Recommendations for Preventing the Spread of Vancomycin
Resistance: Recommendations of the Hospital Infection Control
Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). MMWR Recommendations and
Reports. September 22, 1995. Online in html
format and in
pdf format.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Standards. December 6,
1991. Available on-line at
OSHA.
Guideline for the Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
Infections published in 1983 is available
online
North Carolina Statewide Program for Infection Control and
Epidemiology
Last modified: 21 August 2008
