Infection Prevention & Control for Practitioners

Infection Control Precautions

Infection Control Recommendations by Disease

• Anthrax
  • Anthrax Infection Control (page 9)
• Botulism
  • Botulism Infection Control (page  7)
• Brucellosis
  • Brucellosis Infection Control (page 5)
• Influenza
  • Comparison of Seasonal, Avian, and Pandemic Influenza Infection Control Recommendations
  • Avian Influenza H5N1
    • Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Infection Control Recommendations for Suspect Cases
    • Infection Control Check-List (Appendix C)
    • Sample Self Monitoring Log Sheet for Health Care Workers (Appendix D)
  • Pandemic Influenza
    • Interim Phase 4/5 Pandemic Flu Infection Control Recommendations Template (09/07/2006)
      
    • Interim Phase 6 Pandemic Flu Infection Control RecommendationsTemplate (09/07/2006)
  • Seasonal Influenza
    • Influenza Reporting and Disease Control Resources
• Measles
  • Measles Quick Guide for Clinicians
• Noro Virus
  • See Viral Gastroenteritis Disease Control Resources
• Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
  • Pertussis prevention of transmission
  • Pertussis Quick Guide for Clinicians
• Plague
  • Plague Infection Control (page 8)
• Smallpox
  • Smallpox Infection Control (page 10)
• Tularemia
  • Tularemia Infection Control (page 9)
• Viral Gastroenteritis
  • Viral Gastroenteritis Disease Control Resources
• Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
  • Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Infection Control (page 7)
• West Nile Virus
  • West Nile Virus prevention

Infection Control Guidance for Patients

• Ways for you and your patients to stay healthy and prevent the spread of disease.
• Health care providers can order free disease prevention materials from the health department. Click here and download the order form.

Infection Control Resources for Health Care Practitioners

• Download a summary of Infection Control Precautions including standard, contact, droplet, and airborne CDC precautions (6 pages).
• PowerPoint Slideshow: "Proper Donning & Removal of PPE for Contact-Airborne Precautions" (St. Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, California)
• CDC Issues in Healthcare Settings and Infection Control
• CDC Guidelines on Isolation Precautions in Hospitals
• CDC Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health Care Settings
• CDC Information for Health Care Professionals: Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Ettiquette in Healthcare Settings
• Infectious Disease Society of America  
  
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology