Tag: Infection
Strategic Priority Infection Prevention and Control Activities for Non-US Healthcare Settings
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working closely with international partners to respond to the coronavirus…
Interim Infection Control Guidance for Public Health Personnel Evaluating Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) and Asymptomatic Close Contacts of Confirmed Cases at Their Home or Non-Home Residential Settings
As part of the risk assessment and public health management of persons with potential COVID-19, public health personnel will typically…
Infection Control
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CDC Reports Fifth U.S. Human Infection with a Variant Flu Virus for 2021
June 4—CDC today reported the fifth human infection with an influenza virus that usually spreads in pigs and not people…
Science Brief: Options to Reduce Quarantine for Contacts of Persons with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Using Symptom Monitoring and Diagnostic Testing
Testing during quarantine to reduce the burden; modeled outcomes CDC scientists modeled the residual post-quarantine transmission risk, expressed as a…
Updated Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations in Response to COVID-19 Vaccination
Key Points CDC has updated select healthcare infection prevention and control recommendations in response to COVID-19 vaccination, which are summarized…
COVID-19 Overview and Infection Prevention and Control Priorities in non-US Healthcare Settings
Purpose and Scope of this document This overview was created for healthcare workers in non-US healthcare settings and government officials…
Risk for COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalization, and Death By Age Group
1 Rates are expressed as whole numbers, with values less than 10 rounded to the nearest integer, two-digit numbers rounded…
Infection Control: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
1. Recommended routine infection prevention and control (IPC) practices during the COVID-19 pandemic CDC recommends using additional infection prevention and…
Operational Considerations for Infection Prevention and Control in Outpatient Facilities: non-U.S. Healthcare Settings
1. Background This document outlines strategies for implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC) guidance in non-U.S. outpatient facilities in…
