Resources on the Internet for Infection
Control
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Antibiotic
Resistance
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories
CDC Definitions of Nosocomial Infections
CDC Wonder
Diseases and Conditions
Division of Healthcare
Quality Promotion (formerly Hospital
Infections Program)
Emerging Infectious
Diseases journal
EXCITE - Teaching
materials on epidemiology
Guidelines and Recommendations
Hepatitis
Branch
MMWR - Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB
National Immunization Program
National Prevention Information
Network
NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NNIS - National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance
Office of Health and Safety
TB Education and
Training
TB - Self Study
Modules
Travel Information
Vaccine Information
Statements
AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality
AHRQ - Clinical
Information
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) (formerly named Health Care Financing
Administration)
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)
Revised
Interpretive Guidelines (Advance Copy December 2007)
Department of Health and Human Services
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
EPA - Registered Disinfectants
Mold
FDA - Food and Drug
Administration
FDA Reuse Home
Page
FDA -
Antibiotic
Resistance
Sterilants and
High
Level Disinfectants Cleared by FDA
Federal Register
(provided by the Government Printing Office)
FirstGov - official US government
website
Healthfinder - A service of
the US Department of Health and Human Services
Healthy People
Library of Congress
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
TTN - Technology Transfer Network (EPA Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards)
White House (U.S. Health Statistics)
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
-
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) (see disclaimer above)
- Dr. Rutala
- Dr. Weber
- Vaccines for Healthcare Workers - provided by Dr. David Weber, November 2008
(See disclaimer above)
- Mumps Outbreak,
US, 2006:
Recognition, Management and Prevention in the Healthcare Settings -
provided by Dr. David Weber, May 2006
- Avian Flu
- Preparedness for an Influenza Pandemic: Focus on Vaccine Development and
Hospital Preparedness - provided by Dr. David Weber, November 2005.
- Hurricane Related
Infectious Disease Risks - provided by Dr. David Weber, September 2005
(See disclaimer above.)
- Antibiotic
Resistant Pathogens: Impact and Control - provided by Dr. David Weber,
November 2004 (See disclaimer above.)
-
Antibiotic
Resistant Pathogens (presentation at infection control course,
November 2004) - provided by Dr. David Weber(See disclaimer
above.)
- Bioterrorism
Agents and Exotic Diseases: Recognition and Management
- provided by Dr. David Weber, October 2004 (See disclaimer
bove)
-
Influenza - provided by Dr. David Weber, October 2004 (See disclaimer
above)
-
Prevention
of Infection in the Compromised Host - provided by Dr. David
Weber, October 2004 (See disclaimer
above)
- Other
* * * * * * *
AIDS Surveillance
CDC image set
CDC Parasite
Image Library
Hand and Respiratory Hygiene Posters
Hand Hygiene
Resource Center - slides
Hantavirus
(one slide set) and
Hantavirus
(another slide set)
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
Photoshare
Role of Active
Surveillance in Controlling Healthcare Associated MRSA - APIC-NC
Slides by Tobi Karchmer
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) slides
Tuberculosis
- CDC (several sets)
Tuberculosis
-CDC Core Curriculum (Slides and the core curriculum
are available for downloading.)
WHO
photographs
WHO
Tropical Disease Image Library
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.
American Journal of Infection Control
Infection
Control and
Hospital Epidemiology
Infectious Disease News
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
The Lancet
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 by Dr. William A. Rutala
Emory
University - MedWeb
Food Safety
Hardin MD
-Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Head Lice
Information
Health A-Z (a medical search engine)
Health Canada
Immunizations
Toolkit - influenza and pneumonia toolkit for
nursing
homes
Henry the Hand
Hepatitis B Foundation
ID Linx Infectious Disease
Articles
Immunization Action Coalition
(IAC)
IAC Vaccine
Information
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.
International Society of Travel
Medicine
Institute of Medicine
Latex Allergy
Links
Legionella and subjects related to water
quality - HC Information Resource Inc.
Martindale Health Science Guide
Maryland Hospital Association Quality
Indicator Project
Medical College of
Wisconsin International Travelers Clinic
Medscape
National Academy of Sciences
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
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
North Carolina Environmental Health Services
Rules Governing the Sanitation of Restaurants and Other
Foodhandling
Establishments
North
Carolina Environmental Health Services Sanitation
Rules for Institutions (including hospitals)
North
Carolina Extension Service - Food Safety
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
Public Health Foundation
Reuters Health Information
Services
Smallpox
Resources
Univeristy of North Carolina
Healthcare
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)
Association for
Home and Hospice Care of North Carolina
CDC
12 Steps to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance Among Long-Term Care
Residents
CMS's
OASIS - data set for use in home health agencies
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
North Carolina
Division of
Health Service Regulation - Regulatory Focus Bulletin
North
Carolina Environmental Health Services Sanitation
Rules for Institutions
North Carolina Rules Governing the Sanitation of Hospitals, Nursing Homes,
Adult Care
Homes and Other 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
North
Carolina
Tuberculosis Policy Manual, 2004 edition and revisions
Annual North Carolina Tuberculosis Statistical Summary 2005
North Carolina - Long
Term Care
Nursing Home
Compare Database (Medicare and Medicaid certified)
www.Long Term Care Education.com -
resource for long term care education
Wound Care
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
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
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
Univeristy of Alabama at
Birmingham Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections Education
UCLA
Department of Epidemiology - Bioterrorism
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Last modified: 5 February 2008
