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Infection Prevention and Control
Pathogen Safety Data Sheets and Risk Assessment
Public Health Agency of Canada
Exposure to nanoparticles can activate herpesvirus viruses in the lungs – Winner of the Particle and Fibre Toxicology Best Paper Award 2018
BMC
Oregon Woman First Human Infected with Eye Worms Once Only Seen in Cattle
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Feb 12, 2018
Lassa Fever
CDC
Guidance for Control of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
CDC (PDF file)
Role of hospital surfaces in the transmission of emerging healthcare associated pathogens: Norovirus, Clostridium difficile, and Acinetobacter
species
David J. Weber, MD, MPH, William A. Rutala, PhD, MPH, Melissa B. Miller, PhD, Kirk Huslage, RN, BSN, MSPH,
and Emily Sickbert-Bennett, MS - Chapel Hill, North Carolina (PDF file)
Best Practices for Infection Prevention and Control Programs in Ontario
In All Health Care Settings
Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PDF file)
2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings - Appendix A
CDC (PDF file)
Control of communicable diseases manual
American Public Health Association (PDF file)
Infection Control Principles for the Management of Construction, Renovation, Repairs and Maintenance within Health Care Facilities
Loddon Mallee Region Infection Control Resource Centre (PDF file)
Protecting HealthCare Workers from Infectious Diseases: A Self-Assessment Tool
Public Services Health and Safety Association (PDF file)
Practical Guidelines for Infection Control in Health Care Facilities
World Health Organization (PDF file)
Hand Sanitizer Dispensers and Associated Hospital-Acquired Infections: Friend or Fomite?
Simon D. Eiref, I. Michael Leitman, and William Riley. Surgical Infections. June 2012, 13(3): 137-140.doi:10.1089/sur.2011.049. (PDF file)
High Humidity Leads to Loss of Infectious Influenza Virus from Simulated Coughs
John D. Noti et al - NIOSH / CDC (PDF file)
National Guidelines for the Prevention of Nosocomial Invasive Aspergillosis During Construction/Renovation Activities
NATIONAL DISEASE SURVEILLANCE CENTRE (ISBN 0-9540177-3-0) (PDF file)
Guidelines for Safe Work Practices in Human and Animal Medical Diagnostic Laboratories
CDC (PDF file)
Olfactory transmission of neurotropic viruses
Isamu Mori, Yukihiro Nishiyama, Takashi Yokochi, and Yoshinobu Kimura - Journal of NeuroVirology, 11: 129–137, 2005 (PDF file)
Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs)
CDC
Antibiotic Agents
The Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics
Decontamination and Antimicrobials
U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory Operated by the University of California
Infections by Organ System
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee - Publications
CDC
Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities
Recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
Infectious Diseases - Infection Control Guidelines
Public Health Agency of Canada
Disease Prevention and Control Guidelines
Public Health Agency of Canada
Infectious Diseases A-Z
Health Protection Agency - UK
Infection Control A-Z Index
Centre for Disease Control and Prevention U.S.A.
Medline Plus / Infection Control Information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/infectioncontrol.html
Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology
Kenneth Todar, PhD - University of Wisconsin, Department of Bacteriology
Communicable Diseases Surveillance Protocols
Ontario Hospital Association
Infection Prevention - A Reference Booklet for Healthcare Providers
EngenderHealth (PDF file)
Concepts of Infection Control
(ppt)
Communicable Disease Control Manual
http://www.bccdc.ca/dis-cond/comm-manual/default.htm
Community and Hospital Infection Control - Canada
http://www.chica.org/
Guidelines from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
http://ricn.on.ca/phacguidlinesp3.php
Bloodborne Pathogens
U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Infection Control
Medlineplus
Reinforcing the linkages between infection control and occupational health strengthens both programs and enhances patient and employee safety
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Infection Control: Basic Infection Prevention Techniques
(YouTube)
Best Practices for Infection Prevention and Control Programs in Ontario in All Health Care Settings
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
The Regional Infection Control Networks - Fact Sheets
http://ricn.on.ca/factsheetsp64.php
Infection Control - KEY ARTICLES AND RESOURCE MATERIALS
Ontario Safety Association for Community and Healthcare
Infection Control and Healthcare
Keith F. Woeltje, M.D., Ph.D. - Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine
Infection Control Today
Virgo Publishing, LLC.
Infection Control Initiatives
The Joint Commission
Prevention and Control of Hospital-acquired Infections
Office of the Auditor General of Ontario (PDF)
Emerging Infectious Diseases - Current Issue: Table of Contents
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Vaccine Safety
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 6th Edition
Elsevier Inc.
Prevention and Control of Occupational Infections in Healthcare
Canada Communicable Disease Report / Infection Control Guidelines (PDF file)
Centre for Disease Control - Infection Control in Healthcare Settings
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/index.html
Ontario Ministry of Health Core Competency Education Modules
http://microbiology.mtsinai.on.ca/coreEducModules/default.asp
Multimedia Presentations
Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Infectious Disease Book
Family Practice Notebook
eMedicine - INFECTIOUS DISEASES SECTIONS
http://emedicine.medscape.com/infectious_diseases
Infectious Diseases Articles
emedicine
Basic Concepts of Infection Control
IFIC
Application of the Updated CDC Isolation Guidelines for Health Care Facilities
AORN Journal, March, 2008 - Shauna Ely Tarrac
Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007)
CDC - NIOSH
Healthcare Associated Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance (HCAI & AMR) Department
Health Protection Agency - UK
Health Care Worker Safety - SafeHandS network
http://www.uow.edu.au/health/safehands/UOW024808.html
Infectious Diseases Information
The Johns Hopkins University, The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Health System
Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control
in Health-Care FacilitiesssCentre for Disease Control and Prevention U.S.A. (PDF file)
Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Healthcare
Canada Communicable Disease Report (PDF file)
University of Pennsylvania Health System - Guidelines for Antimicrobial Therapy
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/bugdrug/antibiotic_manual/table%20of%20contents.htm
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Disinfection and Sterilization
Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008
CDC- NIOSH (PDF)
Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare: New CDC Guidelines
CDC (PDF)
Disinfection and Sterilization in All Health Care Settings
(PDF file)
Sterilants and Disinfectants in Healthcare Facilities
Healthcare Environmental Resource Centre
Health hazards from exposure to ortho-phthalaldehyde, a disinfectant for endoscopes, and preventive measures for health
care workers
Fujita H, Sawada Y, Ogawa M, Endo Y.
Department of Transfusion Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Koutoubashi, Tokyo, Japan. (PDF file)
Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control
Johns Hopkins Health System
Disinfection and Sterilization
disinfectionandsterilization.org
Antimicrobial biocides in the healthcare environment: efficacy, usage, policies, and perceived problems
Jean-Yves Maillard - Ther Clin Risk Manag > v.1(4); Dec 2005
Best Practices Guidelines for the Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization of Medical Devices in Health Authorities
http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2007/
BPGuidelines_Cleaning_Disinfection_Sterilization_MedicalDevices.pdf
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Influenza
FluWatch Canada
Public Health Agency of Canada
FLU.gov
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Website LINKS
Healthcare Safety Info-eLink™
Flu Watch News.com
World Health Organization Update
Interim Guidance for Infection Control for Care of Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus
(CDC)
ACIP Recommendations: Introduction and Biology of Influenza
CDC
HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan - Supplement 4 - Infection Control
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Influenza Vaccination of Health-Care Personnel
CDC
FDA Clears New H5N1 Test
http://ohsonline.com/Articles/2008/10/2FDA-Clears-Flu-Test.aspx
Vaccine Information for the public and health professionals
Immunization Action Coalition
Influenza Immunization of Healthcare Personnel
APIC Position Paper (PDF file)
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Tuberculosis
NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Tuberculosis
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/tb/
Tuberculosis Links & Resources - New York Committee for Occupational Safety & Health
http://www.nycosh.org/workplace_hazards/Biosafety/tuberculosis.html
Tuberculosis
Occupational Safety & Health Administration - Hospital eTool
TB Respiratory Protection Program In Health Care Facilities
Administrator's Guide
CDC
Hospital Ventilation and Risk for Tuberculous Infection in Canadian Health Care Workers
Menzies D, Fanning A, Yuan L, FitzGerald JM. -
Montreal Chest Institute
Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Tuberculosis in Canadian Health Care Facilities and Other Institutional Settings
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/96vol22/22s1/index.html
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MRSA
MRSA Infections
CDC
Medline Plus - Community-Acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA); Hospital-Acquired MRSA
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007261.htm
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Study Results
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
Yale New Haven Hospital Infection Control Manual- Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)
http://www.med.yale.edu/ynhh/infection/guidelines/mrsa/intro.html
Clinical Guidelines - Antibiotic / Antimicrobial Resistance
Healthcare-Associated Infections
National Center for Infectious Diseases/Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases
MDRO - Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Community And Hospital Infection Control Association - Canada
Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms Links and Resources
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HIV
Bloodborne Infectiouss Diseases HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B Virus, and Hepatitis C Virus
CDC - NIOSH
Postmortem Viability of Human Immunodeficiency Virus --
Implications for the Teaching of Anatomy
The New England Journal of Medicine
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Hepatitis B and C
Bloodborne Infectiouss Diseases HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B Virus, and Hepatitis C Virus
CDC - NIOSH
Viral Hepatitis and Emerging Bloodborne Pathogens in Canada
Public Health Agency of Canada
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SARS
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
World Health Organization
SARS assessment clinic: a rapid response to an infectious outbreak
Can J Emerg Med 2005;7(3):162-7
Preventing Respiratory Illnesses In Community Settings
Ontario (PDF file)
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - U.S.A.
Infection Control and Surveillance Standards for Febrile Respiratory Illness in Non-Outbreak Conditions in Acute Care Hospitals
Ontario (PDF file)
Management of Mulitdrug-Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings, 2006
Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (PDF file)
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Norovirus
Norovirus in Healthcare Settings
CDC
"Norwalk-Like Viruses" - Public Health Consequences and Outbreak Management
CDC
Norovirus (Norwalk-like Virus, Small Round Structured Virus)
UK - Health Protection Agency
Recommendation for the Control of Norovirus Outbreaks in Long Term Care, Health Care
and Daycare Facilities
Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Clostridium Difficile
Clostridium difficile-associated disease: New challenges from an established pathogen
R. H. Sunenshine, MD, L.C. McDonald, MD, Centre for Disease Control U.S.A. (PDF )
Best Practices Document for the Management of Clostridium difficile in all health care settings
Dale N. Gerding,1,2 Carlene A. Muto,3 and Robert C. Owens, Jr (PDF )
Control of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Outbreaks in Hospitals - A Guide for Hospital and Health Unit Staff
Ontario Public Health Protection and Prevention Branch Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (PDF )
Measures to Control and Prevent Clostridium difficile Infection
Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC) (PDF )
Clostridium difficile Infection (C. diff, CDI, C. difficile)
CDC
Nurse Training & Infection Control: C. difficile
(YouTube)
Clostridium difficile infection is the most important cause of hospital-acquired diarrhoea.
UK - Health Protection Agency
Clostridium difficile — More Difficult Than Ever
Ciarán P. Kelly, M.D., and J. Thomas LaMont, M.D.
N Engl J Med 2008; 359:1932-1940October 30, 2008
Aerial Dissemination of Clostridium difficile spores
Katherine Roberts et al - BioMed Central Ltd
The potential for airborne dispersal of Clostridium difficile from symptomatic patients
Best EL, Fawley WN, Parnell P, Wilcox MH. - Microbiology Department, Old Medical School, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds Teaching Hospitals National Health Service Trust, United Kingdom.
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Prions
Novel methods for disinfection of prion-contaminated medical devices
Lancet. 2004 Aug 7-13;364(9433):521-6
Guidelines on Tissue Infectivity Distribution in Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
WHO (PDF)
Prions (CJD) and Processing of Reusable Medical Products
William A. Rutala, Ph.D., M.P.H.
University of North Carolina (UNC) Hospitals and UNC School of Medicine
(ppt)
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Legionella
Legionnaires' Disease - Use water management programs in buildings to help prevent outbreaks
(CDC)
Legionella (Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever)
CDC
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Group A Streptococcus
Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Disease
CDC
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Smallpox
Smallpox: Infection Control
CDC
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Measles (Rubeola)
Measles (Rubeola)
CDC
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Infection Control and Construction
Hospital Construction: Stirring Up Trouble
Judene Bartley MS, MPH, CIC
- July 1, 2007
CSA Z317.13 Infection Control During Construction, Renovation and Maintenance of Health Care Facilities (2007)
CSA
Canadian Standards Association - Infection Control During Construction, Renovation, and Maintenance of Health Care Facilities
http://www.csa-intl.org/onlinestore/GetCatalogDrillDown.asp?Parent=3392
Construction-related Nosocomial Infections in Patients in Healthcare Facilities
Canada Communicable Disease Report (PDF file)
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Infection Control - Specific Categories
The Infection Hazards of Human Cadavers
T D Healing, P N Hoffman, S E J Young (PDF file)
Infection Control for Anesthesiology
American Society of Anesthesiologists (PDF file)
Infection Control in Paediatric Office Settings
Canadian Paediatric Society
INFECTION CONTROL IN BURN PATIENTS
Joan Weber, RN, BSN, CIC Infection Control Coordinator,
Shriners Burns Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (PDF file)
Infection Control in Endoscopy
Gastroenterological Society of Australia
Infection Control in the Physician's Office (2005)
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (PDF file)
Infection Control in Dental Settings
http://www.cdc.gov/oralHealth/InfectionControl/index.htm
Center for Biosecurity
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Introduction to Infection Control in Care Homes
U.K. Health Protection Agency
Home Laundering of healthcare uniforms FAQs
Regional Infection Control Networks - Ontario, Canada
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Infection Prevention
INFECTION CONTROL GUIDELINE for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control
Public Health Agency of Canada (PDF)
Calgary Health Region - Post Exposure Management Of Occupational
Exposure To Blood & Body Fluids
http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/policy/docs/1465/PostExposureGuidelines.pdf
Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings
CDC
LIST OF SAFETY-ENGINEERED SHARP DEVICES
and other products designed to prevent occupational
exposures to bloodborne pathogens
International Healthcare Worker
Safety Center, University of Virginia Health System (PDF file)
Infection Control Education Institute - WEBINAR - Fighting Healthcare-Acquired Infections in the Sterile Processing Department
http://www.iceinstitute.com/webinar_hai_oct.html
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
http://www.aami.org/
Links to Safe Needle Devices
State of Alaska Department of Labor
Hand Washing, Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare
Health Canada (PDF file)
Hospital & Healthcare Facilities Air Purification Equipment Menu
Abatement Technologies, Inc.
Negative Pressure Room
OHTAC Recommendations (PDF file)
In-Room HEPA Cleaners: Guidance Document
University Health Network (PDF file)
Respiratory Performance Offered by N95 Respirators and Surgical Masks: Human Subject Evaluation with NaCl Aerosol Representing Bacterial and Viral Particle Size Range
Annals of Occupational Hygiene # Volume 52, Number 3
# Pp. 177-185
Infection Control Guidelines:
Hand Washing, Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization in Health Care
Canada Communicable Disease Report 1998 (PDF file)
"Clean Care is Safer Care"
WHO
Engineering Out Needle Stick Injuries
Mary Anne Moser, CRSP, CHSC, RPN, C.OHS (PDF file)
Healthcare Worker Safety; More Than Replacing Devices
(ppt)
Toronto Hospital Reduces Sharps Injuries by 80%, Eliminates Blood Collection Injuries
Laura Visser, Healthcare Quarterly, 9(1) 2006: 68-70
International Healthcare Worker Safety Center
The International Healthcare Worker Safety Center at the University of Virginia Health System
Respirator Trusted-Source Information Page
CDC
NIOSH-Approved Disposable Particulate Respirators (Filtering Facepieces)
CDC - NIOSH
Facing Airborne Infections
Judith Green-McKenzie, M.D., MPH, FACOEM, David J. D'Souza, M.D., MPH, FACOEM · May 2006
Respiratory Protection in Health Care: Opportunities for Risk Reduction
Don Wright, MD, MPH Director: Office of Occupational Medicine Occupational Safety and Health United States Department of Labor (PDF file)
Foodborne Infection
Foodborne Illness : Food Poisoning
OutBreak, Inc.
Infectious Disease Information - Food-Related Diseases
CDC
Parasitic Diseases
Alphabetical Index of Parasitic Diseases
(CDC)
Vector-borne diseases
(WHO)
Parasites - Schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, is a disease caused by parasitic worms. Although the worms that cause schistosomiasis are not found in the United States, people are infected worldwide. In terms of impact this disease is second only to malaria as the most devastating parasitic disease. (CDC)
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