Other Guidelines
Fevers & Infections
The guideline presented here presented here represents the second edition, updated by data generated since the first edition.
Other Guidelines
This compendium of practice recommendations was sponsored and authored by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).
These guidelines have been developed for practitioners who insert catheters and for persons responsible for surveillance and control of infections in hospital, outpatient, and home health‐care settings.
These updated guidelines replace the previous management guidelines published in 2001. The guidelines are intended for use by health care providers who care for patients who either have these infections or may be at risk for them.
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Guidelines for Optimum Approach to the Diagnosis of Infection (New Update: Projected publication, Fall 2010)
The Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health Care Settings provides healthcare workers (HCWs) with a review of data regarding handwashing and hand antisepsis in healthcare settings. I
Evidence-based guidelines for immunization of infants, children, adolescents, and adults have been prepared by an Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).
Immunization for the Compromised Host (New Update: Projected Publication, Fall 2010)
In the past decade, modifications in HCT management and supportive care have resulted in changes in recommendations for the prevention of infection in HCT patients. The major changes, including recommendation ratings, are summarized here.
Travel medicine is devoted to the health of travelers who visit foreign countries and concerned not only with prevention of infectious diseases during travel but also with traveler safety of and avoidance of environmental risks.
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