Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
• APIC: Guide to Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
• Catheterout.org
• CDC: Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
• HICPAC Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections, 2009
• Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET): Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
• SHEA/IDSA Strategies to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Acute Care Hospitals- 2014 Update

Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI)

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections
• APIC Guide to Preventing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections
• CDC: Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections
• HICPAC 2011 Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections
• The Joint Commission: Preventing Central Line-Associated Infections- A Global Challenge, A Global Perspective
• The Joint Commission: CLABSI Toolkit
• SHEA/IDSA Strategies to Prevent Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update

Clostridium difficile Infections (CDI)

• APIC Implementation Guide: Guide to Preventing Clostridium difficile Infections
• APIC: Reducing C. difficile Infections Toolkit- Best Practices from the GNYHA/UHF Clostridium difficile Collaborative
• APIC: Additional Resources for the Prevention of Clostridium difficile
• APIC: Clostridium difficile- A Multifaceted Approach to Prevention
• CDC: Clostridium difficile Infections
• SHEA/IDSA Practice Recommendations: Strategies to Prevent Clostridium difficile Infections in Acute Care Hospitals- 2014 Update
• SHEA/IDSA: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults- 2010 Update

Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms (MDROs), MRSA & CRE

• Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Resources
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Universal ICU Decolonization- An Enhanced Protocol
  • APIC Implementation Guide: Guide to the Elimination of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Transmission in Hospital Settings
  • APIC: Guide to the Elimination of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the Long-Term Care Facility
• Carbapenem -Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Resources
  • CDC: CRE Infection Toolkits and Resources
  • AHRQ: CRE Control and Prevention Toolkit

Surgical Site Infections (SSI)

• APIC: Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals- 2014 Update
• CDC: Surgical Site Infections
• HICPAC Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection- 1999
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement- Surgical Site Infections

Ventilator-Associated Events (VAE)

• APIC: Pneumonia Resources for Healthcare Professionals
• CDC: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Resources
• SHEA/IDSA: Strategies to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Acute Care Hospitals- 2014 Update