Infection Prevention and Control Safety Alerts
Safety Alerts related to infection prevention and control.
Sentinel Event Alert Issue 52: Preventing infection from the misuse of vials
The misuse of these vials has caused harm to individual patients through occurrences and outbreaks of bloodborne pathogens and associated infections, including hepatitis B and C virus, meningitis, and epidural abscesses.
Quick Safety 49: Disinfection of tonometers and other ophthalmology devices
This issue describes the risk of infection from tonometers and other devices that touch eyes, as well as strategies for prevention.
- Sentinel Event Alert Issue 52: Preventing infection from the misuse of vials
- Addendum to Sentinel Event Alert Issue 20: Exposure to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
- Sentinel Event Alert Issue 28: Infection control related sentinel events
- Quick Safety 49: Disinfection of tonometers and other ophthalmology devices
- Quick Safety 48: Drug diversion and impaired health care workers
- Quick Safety 46: Protecting patients and others from influenza in the health care setting
- Quick Safety 38: Preventing reuse of devices used for blood glucose monitoring
- Quick Safety 33: Improperly sterilized or HLD equipment – a growing problem
- Quick Safety 16: National Action Plan: Use antibiotics wisely
- Quick Safety 11: Superbug reveals challenges with high-level disinfection
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Infection Prevention and Control
- Coronavirus
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Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Toolkit and Monograph
- Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Toolkit and Monograph
- CLABSI Toolkit - Introduction
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 1
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 2
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 3
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 4
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 5
- CLABSI Toolkit - Chapter 6
- CLABSI Toolkit Directory, Glossary, Acknowledgements, and Disclaimer
- Ambulatory Health Care Infection Prevention and Control
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Behavioral Health Care Infection Prevention and Control
- Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
- Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections
- Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections
- Critical Access Hospital Infection Prevention and Control
- Dental
- Disinfection and Sterilization
- General Infection Prevention and Control
- Guidelines
- Hand Hygiene
- High Reliability and Infection Prevention
- Home Care Infection Prevention and Control
- Hospital Infection Prevention and Control
- Infection Prevention and Control Safety Alerts
- Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Response
- Influenza and Other Related Diseases
- Laboratory Infection Prevention and Control
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
- Nursing Care Center Infection Prevention and Control
- Respiratory Protection
- Sepsis
- Surgical Site Infections
- Vaccination