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These documents from WHO, ICAN, NDP, CDC and other sources provide guidance on various topics on IPC practices, prevention, and procedure.
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Disinfections of humans - position statement
Hand hygiene for all
Hand hygiene for all PP
CDC ICAN Best Practices in Environmental Cleaning
World Health Organization
These documents from WHO provide guidance on various topics on IPC practices and procedure, prevention and reduction of surgical site infection (SSS), implementation of core components of infection prevention and control programmes and others.
IPC measure for acute respiratory disease in community settings
WASHFIT tool for facility improvement
WHO guideline on HH in healthcare facility
Natural ventilation in IPC for healthcare settings
IPC during care of suspected or confirmed novel coronavirus infections
Global list of antibiotic resistant bacteria new antibiotic development
WHO core components Nov 2016
WHO policy on TB in healthcare and community
CC implementation guideline
Handle antibiotics with Care
WHO CRE guidelines
CSSD for healthcare facility
WHO guidelines on tuberculosis IPC
Global guidelines on SSI
Healthcare without infections 2016
WHO respiratory infections
Guidelines on control of CRE infections in healthcare facilities
Center for Disease Control
This document seeks to provide a framework for thinking about implementation of antibiotic stewardship programs in such settings and the approach outlined here is based on expert opinion and experiences in implementing ASPs in the United States and globally. The document includes both national and facility-level activities, as the former are a critical complement to the activities that are undertaken in hospitals and other health care facilities.
Core elements of AMS programme in LMIC
CDC ICAN Best Practices in Environmental Cleaning
South African Department of Health
This document provides guidance regarding infection prevention and control in healthcare facilities with specific reference to COVID-19. It should be read in conjunction with the National Infection Prevention and Control Strategic Framework and the Practical Manual for the Implementation of the National Infection Prevention and Control Strategic Framework both released in March 2020.
Covid-19 IPC guideline version 1
AMS governance guidelines June 2017
National IPC strategic framework March 2020
Practical manual on national IPC strategic framework
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
This book provides significantly expanded content and experience in relation to a broader antimicrobial stewardship context- for example, stewardship in specific populations, different countries as well as the role of different professions in stewardship to political and media engagement.
British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
International Society for Infectious Diseases
The field of infection prevention has grown in importance over the last 30 years. The science of infection prevention, like others, is in constant evolution. With the collaboration of international leaders and front-line practitioners from around the world, we summarize the most up to date principles, interventions, and strategies for maximizing the reduction of healthcare associated infections.