Resource Library
KyIP’s Resource Library is your source for timely and topical information to help you navigate the complex nature of infection prevention and control. Explore the ever growing collection of state and national guidelines.
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Standard Precautions
Hand Hygiene Resources
- Hand Hygiene Guidelines
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Hand Hygiene PDF
- Strategies to Prevent Health-Associated Infections through Hand Hygiene
- APIC Guide to Hand Hygiene Programs for Infection Prevention
- CDC Hand Hygiene Guidance
- CDC Posters Adult and Child Promoting Hand Hygiene
- CDC Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings for Providers
- CDC Resources for Hand Washing in the Community
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) & Isolation
Cleaning for Device, Environment, Textile and Laundry
- What is Cleaning?
- What is disinfection?
- CDC Guide for Disinfection and Sterilization
- CDC Printable Guide for Disinfection and Sterilization
- Choosing the Right Disinfectant Agent
- CDC Sterilization for Instruments in Healthcare Facilities
- CDC Safety Precautions when Using Sprayers, Foggers, Misters
- CDC Guide for Disinfecting Laundry
- Cleaning and Disinfecting your Home
- Medical Device Checklist
- CDC Process for assessing products for infection prevention in healthcare settings: A framework from HICPAC
Healthcare Acquired Infections (HAIs)
Pneumonia
- Guideline for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
- SHAE Strategies to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated Events, and Non-ventilator Hospital Acquired Pneumonia
- Strategies to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Guidance Released for Preventing Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)
Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)
Pathogen-Specific Management and Emerging Concerns
Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs)
- CDC Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO) Management Guideline
- Strategies to Prevent MRSA Transmission and Infection in Acute Care Hospitals: 2022
- APIC Guide to Elimination of MRSA in Long-Term Care Facilities
- APIC Guide to Elimination of MRSA in Hospital Settings – 2nd Edition
- APIC Guide to Elimination of MRSA in Hospital Settings – California Supplement
Gastrointestinal Pathogens
Other
Vaccine and Vaccine Hesitancy
Vaccinations
- CDC Immunization of Healthcare Workers
- CDC Smallpox Vaccination Pre-Event Guidelines
- CDC Guideline for Hepatitis-B Virus Protection and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
- Hepatitis-B Infected Healthcare Personnel Management
- Hepatitis-C Exposure and Guidance
- HIV Occupational Exposure and Prophylaxis Guidelines
- CDC Guideline for Vaccinating Kidney Dialysis Patients and Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Setting or Population Specific
Setting or Population Specific Guidance
- Organ Transplantation HIV, HCV, HBV Guidance
- Recommendations for Preventing Transmissions of Infections among Chronic Hemodialysis
- Infection Prevention and Control in Dental Settings
- Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals
- Guide for the Prevention of Mediastinitis Following Cardiac Surgery
- APIC Infection Prevention and Control Guide for the Dialysis Setting
- APIC Infection Preventionists Guide to the OR
- Guide to Elimination of Orthopedic Surgical Site Infections