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Other guidelines, selected resources

The following alphabetical list of resources is not exhaustive, but includes selection of frequently requested guidelines and resources. Files are provided here for convenience; all are available from the CDC Web site (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/) and/or professional societies that have posted these in the public domain.

USP-Chapter 797 Pharmaceutical Compounding – Sterile Preparations, 2008

The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) released the final changes to General Chapter Pharmaceutical Compounding – SterilePreparations <797> and replaced standards and conditions for sterile compounding over the current version of <797>. The full chapter was posted as a Revision Bulletin on USP’s Web site on December 3, 2007. These revisions became official on June 1, 2008, and are included in USP 31-NF 36 and the second edition of the Pharmacists’ Pharmacopeia. The revised standards were published online to give the compounding community time to implement changes before the official date. The new standard became effective June 1, 2008.

Prevention of Venous Thromobembolism, 2004 - 2007

Management of Venous Thromboembolism: ACP and the AAFP

Vincenza Snow, MD; Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA; Patricia Barry, MD, MPH; E. Rodney Hornbake, MD; Jonathan E. Rodnick, MD; Timothy Tobolic, MD; Belinda Ireland, MD, MS; Jodi B. Segal, MD; Eric B. Bass, MD, MPH; Kevin B. Weiss, MD, MPH;Lee Green, MD, MPH; Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS; and the Joint American College of Physicians/American Academy of Family Physicians Panel on Deep Venous Thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolism

Management of Venous Thromboembolism: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Available with subscription from Ann Intern Med. 2007;146: 204-210. www.annals.org

The Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and
Thrombolytic Therapy

William H. Geerts, MD, FCCP; Graham F. Pineo, MD;
John A. Heit, MD; David Bergqvist, MD, PhD;
Michael R. Lassen, MD; Clifford W. Colwell, MD; and Joel G. Ray, MD, MSc.

Prevention of Venous Thromobembolism: The Seventh ACCP Conference on Antihrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy. CHEST 2004; 126:338S–400S. Provides current peer-reviewed recommendations for prevention of VTE. Available from CHEST: Free online access at: http://www.chestnet.org/education/guidelines/currentGuidelines.php

Antimicrobial prophylaxis, 2007


   Antimicrobial stewardship guidelines

Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Guidelines for Developing an Institutional Program to Enhance Antimicrobial Stewardship

Dellit TH, Owens RC, McGowan Jr JE, Gerding DN, Weinstein RA, Burke JP, Huskins WC, Paterson DL, Fishman NO, Carpenter CF, Brennan PJ, Billeter M, and Hooton TM. CID 2007:44 (15 January) 159-177.

This document presents guidelines for developing institutional programs to enhance antimicrobial stewardship, an activity that includes appropriate selection, dosing, route, and duration of antimicrobial therapy. The appropriate use of antimicrobials is an essential part of patient safety and deserves careful oversight and guidance. These guidelines focus on the development of effective hospital-based stewardship programs and do not include specific outpatient recommendations.

Antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgery and cardiac surgery

Antibiotic prophylaxis in cardiac surgery, part II: antibiotic choice: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons practice guideline series.

Engelman R, Shahian D, Shemin R, Guy TS, Bratzler D, Edwards F, Jacobs M, Fernando H, Bridges C, Workforce on Evidence-Based Medicine, Society of Thoracic Surgeons. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons practice guideline series: Antibiotic prophylaxis in cardiac surgery, part II: Antibiotic choice. Ann Thorac Surg 2007 Apr;83(4):1569-76

An executive summary and the complete guideline are provided by the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) maintained by AHRQ, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Surgery: An Advisory Statement from the National Surgical Infection Prevention Project

Dale W. Bratzler and Peter M. Houck, for the Surgical Infection Prevention Guidelines Writers Workgroup (SIPGWW).

Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Seattle, Washington.

This advisory statement provides an overview of issues related to antimicrobial prophylaxis, including specific suggestions regarding antimicrobial selection, initiation and discontinuance of prophylactic antimicrobials.

Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Cardiac Surgery - Duration of prophylaxis

Report from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Workforce on Evidence Based Surgery. ©2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

This guideline provides for one recently Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved exception for discontinuance of antibiotic prophylaxis.

Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (SCAI), 2005

Infection control guidelines for the cardiac catheterization laboratory, 2005
Chambers CE, Eisenhouser LN, Block PC, Philips WJ, Dehmer GJ, Heupler FA, Blankenship JC. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv January 2006. Available from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. http://www.scai.org/pr.aspx?PAGE_ID=4319

Construction and renovation (APIC), 2000

The role of infection control during construction in health care facilities, 2000.
Bartley JM and the 1997, 1998, and 1999 APIC Guidelines Committees. American Journal of Infection Control 2000;28:156-169.

Endoscopy (ASGE) - Reprocessing of Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes, 2008

Standards of Infection Control in Reprocessing of Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes
Copyright © 2008, Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. (SGNA). First published in 1996, revised 2000, 2005.

Endoscopy (Multi-society guideline), 2011

Multi-society guideline on  reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes, 2011

Bret T. Petersen, Jennifer Chennat, Jonathan Cohen, Peter B. Cotton, David A. Greenwald, Thomas E. Kowalski, Mary L. Krinsky, Walter G. Park, Irving M. Pike, Joseph Romagnuolo, William A. Rutala. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2011;.32(6): 527-537. This guideline is the result of a collaboration between ASGE and SHEA with input and endorsement from nineteen associations.

Endoscopy (APIC), 2000

Guideline for infection prevention and control in flexible endoscopy, 2000
Alvarado CJ, Reichelderfer M, and the 1997, 1998, 1999 APIC Guidelines Committees. Am J Infect Control 2000;28:138-155.

Hand hygiene (WHO), 2005

World Health Organization - "WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care" (advanced draft) (New!)

WHO - World Alliance For Patient Safety has launched a Global Patient Safety Challenge for 2005 - 2006. "Clean Care is Safer Care." The advanced, comprehensive hand hygiene guidelines are being tested in all global regions before being finalized.

HIV, HBV, and HCV- infected healthcare worker (SHEA), 2010

Management of healthcare workers infected with hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, human immunodeficiency virus, or other bloodborne pathogens, 2008.
Henderson et al. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2010; 31(3):203-33.

Medical waste (SHEA), 1992

Medical waste, 1992
Rutala WA, Mayhall CG, Society for Hospital Epidemiology of America. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1992;13(1):38-48.

Multidose Vials (CDC and WHO), 2003

Selections from CDC Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections, 2002 and WHO Best infection control practices for intradermal, subcutaneous,and intramuscular needle injections, 2003.

Needle Injections (WHO), 2003

Best infection control practices for intradermal, subcutaneous,and intramuscular needle injections, 2003.
Yvan Hutin, Anja Hauri, Linda Chiarello, Mary Catlin, Barbara Stilwell, Tesfamicael Ghebrehiwet, Julia Garner, & the Members of the Injection Safety Best Practices Development Group. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2003; 81: 491-500.

Scrubs and related apparel (APIC), 1997

Use of scrubs and related apparel in health care facilities, 1997
Belkin NL. Am J Infect Control 1997;25:401-4.

Sepsis - International, 2008

Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2008 Crit Care Med 2008 Vol. 36, No. 1, 296-327 Dellinger, P. et al. and the International Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Committee, published by the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

Service animals (APIC), 2000

The implications of service animals in health care settings, 2000.
Duncan SL and the 1997, 1998, and 1999 APIC Guidelines Committees. Am J Infect Control 2000;28:170-180.

TB and Air travel guidelines, 2006

Tuberculosis and Air Travel -Guidelines for Prevention and Control 2nd edition 2006. World Health Organization. prepared by WHO in collaboration with the International Civil Aviation Organization, the International Air Transport Association, international experts in tuberculosis and other infectious diseases, and leading authorities in public health and travel medicine.

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