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MMWR: Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities: Recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

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This report reviews guidelines and strategies for preventing environment-associated infections in health-care facilities. It presents recommendations, including evidence-based recommendation supported by studies; requirements of federal agencies; guidelines and standards from building and equipment professional organizations; recommendations from scientific theory or rationale; and experienced opinions based upon infection-control and engineering practices. The report also suggests a series of performance measurements as a way of evaluating infection-control efforts.
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Author/Corporate Author
Schulster, L.; Chinn, R.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention
Publisher
Disease
Topic
Subjects
Year of Publication
2003
Series
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Recommendations and Reports
Format
Physical Description
48 p.: col.; appendix, ill., refs., tables.

URL: 

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5210.pdf

Last Updated Date: 

4/25/14

Publication ID: 

34674