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Resources for Healthcare Providers
Acute Care Facilities
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2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of
Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings - from the CDC and the
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
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Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings
(2006)
- from the CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory
Committee (HICPAC)
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SHEA
Guideline for Preventing Nosocomial [HAI] Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant
Strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus - from
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) (May 2003)
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SHEA and Infectious Diseases Society of American (IDSA) Joint Committee on
the Prevention of Antimicrobial Resistance: Guidelines for the Prevention of
Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospitals (April 1997)
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Guide to the Elimination of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) Transmission in Hospital Settings (APIC Guide, March 2007)
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Guide to the Elimination of Clostridium difficile in Healthcare
Settings (APIC Guide, 2008)
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in
Adults; 2010 Update by SHEA and IDSA (May 2010)
Long-Term-Care Facilities
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Clostridium difficile in Long-Term-Care
Facilities for the Elderly
(SHEA, November 2002)
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Guide to the Elimination of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) in the Long-Term Care Facility (APIC Guide, 2009)
Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Antimicrobial stewardship programs promote appropriate selection, dosing,
route, and duration of antimicrobial therapy. Their primary goal is to
optimize clinical outcomes while minimizing unintended consequences of
antimicrobial use, including toxicity, the selection of pathogenic
organisms, and the emergence of resistance. The appropriate use of
antimicrobials is an essential part of patient care and deserves careful
oversight and guidance.
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IDSA and SHEA Guidelines for Developing an Institutional Program to Enhance
Antimicrobial Stewardship (January 2007)
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CDC's Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work Program - Information for
Providers
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