Resources on the Internet for Infection Control

North Carolina Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology

Bioterrorism

Guidelines and Recommendations

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Government Slides, Videos, Images
Professional Organizations Journals/PublicationsOther Infection Control Resources
Long-Term Care, Home and Hospice Care non-English Languages Additional Web Sites (includes dental, bioterrorism, chemical terrorism)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Government


AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • AHRQ - Clinical Information
  • AHRQ - Health Care-Associated Infections - This page features helpful links to information, tools, and resources on health care-associated infections (HAIs)

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (formerly named Health Care Financing Administration)
  • Revised Interpretive Guidelines (November 2007)
  • Regulations and Interpretive Guidelines for Hospitals - Appendix A, dated April 2004 - (Entire section = 103 pages, infection control-pg 77)
  • Regulations and Interpretive Guidelines for Hospitals - 482.42 Infection Control, dated April 2004 (Infection Control section only = 4 pages)
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
  • EPA - Registered Disinfectants
  • Mold

  • FDA - Food and Drug Administration
  • Sterilants and High Level Disinfectants Cleared by FDA

  • Federal Register (provided by the Government Printing Office)
    National Guideline Clearinghouse
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
    NIH - National Institutes of Health
    NIH Consensus Statements, including Mangement of Hepatitis C (2003)
    NLM - National Library of Medicine (includes free access to PubMed)
    NTIS - National Technical Information Service
    OASIS - Outcome and Assessment Information Set (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
    OSHA - Occupational Safety & Health Administration

    Slides, Videos, and Images on the Internet


    Disclaimer: Slides provided by Dr. David J. Weber, Dr. William A. Rutala and SPICE may be downloaded for personal use only. Commercial use (reproduction, selling, etc.) may be protected by U.S. copyright.

    Slides from the Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology staff

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    AIDS Surveillance
    CDC image set
    CDC Parasite Image Library
    Hand and Respiratory Hygiene Posters
    Hand Hygiene Resource Center - slides
    Hantavirus
    Hepatitis A-E
    Infection Don't Pass It On - Veterans' Administration Posters available for downloading
    Lassa Fever
    Molecular Identification and Strain Typing of MRSA - APIC-NC Slides by John W. Longshore
    MRSA and VRE: Active Surveillance Program at WFUBMC - APIC-NC Slides by Evelyn Cook
    Role of Active Surveillance in Controlling Healthcare Associated MRSA - APIC-NC Slides by Tobi Karchmer
    Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) slides
    Tuberculosis
    WHO photographs
    WHO Tropical Disease Image Library

    Professional Organizations


    AAMI - Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
    AMA - American Medical Association (includes journal contents, abstracts )
    AMDR Association of Medical Device Reprocessors
    American Public Health Association
    American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers - ASHRAE
    AORN - Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses
    APIC - Association for Professionals in Infection Control
    ASM - American Society for Microbiology
    CBIC -Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
    CHICA-Canada
    Hospital Infection Society (United Kingdom)
    IDSA - Infectious Diseases Society of America
    IFIC - International Federation of Infection Control
    INS - Infusion Nurses Society
    Joint Commission
    NAHC - National Association for Home Care and Hospice
    North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association
    North Carolina Hospital Association
    OSAP - Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures
    SGNA - Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc.
    SHEA - The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Inc.

  • SHEA Position Papers in Adobe Acrobat format.
  • SHEA-IDSA Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals and Patient Guides
  • Journals/Publications


    American Journal of Infection Control
    Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
    Journal of Hospital Infection
    Journal of Infectious Diseases
    Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
    New England Journal of Medicine
    The Journal of Infectious Diseases

    Other Infection Control Resources


    Aegis - HIV/AIDS
    AHEC - North Carolina Area Health Education Centers
    AIA - American Institute of Architects - order "Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospital and Health Care Facilities"
    AIDS info - US Department of Health and Human Services
    Bloodborne Pathogens Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Disinfection and Sterilization Website - by Dr. William A. Rutala
    Food Safety
    Head Lice Information
    Health Canada
    Immunizations Toolkit - influenza and pneumonia toolkit for nursing homes
    Henry the Hand
    Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) - Vaccination Information for Healthcare Professionals
    IAC Vaccine Information - Information about vaccine-preventable diseases
    Infection Control Guidelines - epic: Developing National Evidence-Based Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare Associated Infections in England
    Infection Control Today
    Infection Prevention Online Course - for low-resource settings.
    Institute of Medicine
    Latex Allergy Links
    Maryland Hospital Association Quality Indicator Project
    Medscape
    National Insitute for the Certification of Healthcare Sterile Processing and Distribution Personnel
    National Pesticide Information Center
    National Tuberculosis Center
    North Carolina Administrative Code

  • NC Communicable Disease Control Laws - 10A NCAC 41A
  • North Carolina Infection Control Laws 10A NCAC 41A .0206-.0207
  • The .0206 Rule has been updated, effective 1/1/10. Click here to see the changes to the rule

  • North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness Training Website
    North Carolina Department of Epidemiology (includes EpiNotes)
    North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services - Division of Public Health
    North Carolina Environmental Health Services Section
  • Administrative Rules (including .1300: Rules Governing Sanitation of Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Adult Care Homes and Other Institutions)
  • DEH Food Sanitation Program Links
  • DEH Institution Sanitations Links (including hospitals)
  • North Carolina Flu Plan (for Pandemic Influenza)
    North Carolina Guidelines for Control of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms
    North Carolina Joint Study Committee on Hospital Infection Control and Disclosure
    North Carolina Medical Waste Rules
    North Carolina regulations on health and safety in child care
    North Carolina Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology
    North Carolina Tuberculosis Control
  • North Carolina Tuberculosis Policy Manual
  • North Carolina West Nile Virus
    Pan American Health Organization
    ProMED-mail
    Reuters Health Information Services
    Smallpox Resources
    University of North Carolina Health Care
    Waterborne diseases
    World Health Organization (WHO)
    WHO - Communicable Disease Surveillance and Control documents
    WHO - Tuberculosis
    WWW Virtual Library: Medicine and Health: Epidemiology
    UNC School of Public Health Certificate in Field Epidemiology (online courses)

    Long-term Care, Home and Hospice Care

    NEW - Interim Guidance on Prevention of Novel H1N1 Influenza Virus Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities (issued by the NC Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology and the NC Division of Public Health) - go to Influenza page to view guidance

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    Association for Home and Hospice Care of North Carolina
    CDC 12 Steps to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance Among Long-Term Care Residents
    CMS

    EPA - Mold resources
    Guidelines and Recommendations
    Hand and Respiratory Hygiene Posters - Infection: Don't Pass It On
    Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
    Immunizations Toolkit - influenza and pneumonia toolkit for nursing homes
    Internet Infection Control Resources for Long Term Care
    Minnesota Guideline for Management of Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms in Long-Term Care Facilities
    National Association for Home Care and Hospice
    National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
    North Carolina Association of Long Term Care Facilities
    North Carolina Division of Aging
    North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation

  • Regulatory Focus Bulletin
  • North Carolina Environmental Health Services Sanitation Rules for Institutions North Carolina Flu Plan (for Pandemic Influenza)
    North Carolina Guidelines for Control of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (SPICE)
    North Carolina Medical Waste Rules
    North Carolina Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology (SPICE)
    North Carolina Tuberculosis Control Nursing Home Compare Database (Medicare and Medicaid certified)
    Office of Long-Term Services and Supports (NC DHHS) (formerly the Office of Long-Term Care)
    SHEA/APIC Guideline: Infection Prevention and Control in the Long-Term Care Facility - July 2008
    www.Long Term Care Education.com - resource for long term care education

    Wound Care

    Resources in Languages other than English


    CDC - information in Spanish
    HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service - Spanish
    San Francisco AIDS Foundation - Spanish
    Signs in Spanish - order from Brevis and Veriad
    Pan American Health Organization - see Technical Information - Spanish
    Posters in Spanish - hand hygiene, respiratory, personal protective equipment
    New York Online Access to Health - Spanish EthnoMed - Un of Washington - many languages
    Minnesota Department of Public Health Translated Tuberculosis Educational Materials - many languages
    Immunization Action Coalition - printed materials in many languages


    Additional Web Sites

    Microbiology

    List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature
    Bugs in the News!
    Microbiology Information

    Dental

    Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings, 2003
    Infection Control in Dentistry Guidelines - Office for Safety and Asepsis Procedures

    Bioterrorism and Chemical Terrorism

    CDC - Bioterrorism
    California Hospital Bioterrorism Response Planning Guide
    Center for Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy - Bioterrorism Preparedness
    Chemical and Biological Terrorism: Research and Development to Improve Civilian Medical Response, Committee on R&D Needs for Improving Civilian Medical Response to Chemical and Biological Terrorism Incidents, Institute of Medicine (read the book online)
    Food and Drug Administration - Bioterrorism
    Minnesota Department of Health - information, slides, posters
    North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness
    North Carolina Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology bioterrorist agents wall chart
    North Carolina Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology bioterrorism slides by Dr. David J. Weber
    North Carolina Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology chemical terrorism agents wall chart
    University of Alabama at Birmingham Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections Education
    UCLA Department of Epidemiology - Bioterrorism


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    Last modified: February 1, 2010