Evidence Based Guidelines and Recommendations

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention is the premier national scientific authority on reducing Healthcare Associated Infections.

Independent Expertise

The CDC has created a group that serves as consultants for the development and application of evidence-based guidelines. These experts compose the CDC Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, otherwise known as HICPAC, and the committee meets multiple times throughout the year to provide independent guidance to the CDC. In addition to the CDC evidence-based recommendations, many other clinical societies develop targeted guidance documents to help disseminate best practices related to infection control.

This resource site contains the most current evidence-based practices from the CDC as well as other clinical societies to advance infection prevention and control.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

COVID-19 Recommendations

Infection Control Guidance
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Using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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Hand Hygiene
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Discontinuing Transmission-Based Precautions
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Postmortem Guidance
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Optimizing PPE Supply
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Top Ten Clinical Tips on COVID-19
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Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) Recommendations

HICPAC Process Overview
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Hand Hygiene
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Antibiotic Stewardship
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Isolation Precautions
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Environmental Infection Control
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Disinfection and Sterilization
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Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
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CAUTI
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CLABSI
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Organ Transplantation
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Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
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C. Difficile in NICU Patients
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Norovirus
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Reprocessing of Flexible Endoscopes
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Pneumonia Prevention
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Smallpox Pre-Event Vaccination
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Healthcare Personnel Guidelines
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Dialysis
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Long-Term Care
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Outpatient Settings
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Injection Safety
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Core Practices
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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Guidelines and Expert Guidance Documents

SHEA Guidance Documents
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Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals

HAI Compendium
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Infectious Disease Society of American Practice Guidelines

IDSA Practice Guidelines
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