Infection Prevention & Control Guidelines

Looking for Infection Prevention & Control Guidelines? Look no further! Our Infection Prevention & Control Guideline Section is a resource of pathogen specific guidelines, policies and standards for Infection Prevention & Control Professionals.

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Guidelines

• Guide to the Elimination of Clostridium difficile in Healthcare Settings
• Guideline to the Elimination of Multidrug-resistent Acintobacter baumannii Transmission in Healthcare Settings
• MRSA Guideline March 2007

Community and Hospital Infection Control Association (CHICA) Guidelines

• Antibiotic-resistant Organism (ARO) Resources (MRSA, VRE, ESBL, CRE, C. difficile)
• Influenza and Pandemic Influenza Resources
• Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus Resources
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Resources
• West Nile Virus Resources

Health Canada Guidelines

• Enteric Protozoa Giardia and Cryptosporidium

Ontario Ministry of Health & Long Term Care Guidelines

• Best Practices for the Management of Clostridium difficile in all Health Care Settings
• Control of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Outbreaks in Hospitals

Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Guidelines

• The Canadian Pandemic Influenza Plan for the Health Sector
• Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Meningococcal Disease
• Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Tuberculosis in Canadian Health Care Facilities and Other Institutional Settings
• Hepatitis C - Prevention and Control: A Public Health Consensus
• Infection Control for Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease
• Infection Prevention and Control Guideline for Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Flexible Bronchoscopy
• PHAC Seasonal Influenza 2011
• Preventing the Spread of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) in Canada

Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Comittee (PIDAC) Guidelines

• Best Practices for Infection Prevention and Control of Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococci in All Health Care Settings
• Best Practices for the Management of Clostridium difficile in all health care settings