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Transmission-based precautions are an important tier of basic infection control and are to be used in addition to standard precautions to prevent transmission of infectious agents:
- Contact Precautions: Used for patients with known or suspected infections that represent an increased risk for contact transmission. Example Signage
- Droplet Precautions: Used for patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by respiratory droplets that are generated by a patient who is coughing, sneezing, or talking. Example Signage
- Airborne Precautions: Used for patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by the airborne route (e.g., tuberculosis, measles, chickenpox, disseminated herpes zoster). Example Signage
- Enhanced Barrier Precautions (For Skilled Nursing Facilities Only): Indicated when Contact Precautions do not otherwise apply for residents with any of the following wounds or indwelling medical devices (regardless of MDRO colonization status) and/or infection or colonization with an MDRO. Example Signage
- Appendix A: Type and Duration of Precautions Recommended for Selected Infections and Conditions
- Implementation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Use in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDROs)
- Summary of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Use and Room Restriction When Caring for Residents in Nursing Homes
- Infection Control Guidance: Candida auris | Candida auris (C. auris) | CDC
- Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel: Epidemiology and Control of Selected Infections Transmitted Among Healthcare Personnel and Patients (cdc.gov)
- Transmission-Based Precautions | Infection Control | CDC
- Isolation Precautions Guideline | Infection Control | CDC
- Appendix A: Table 2. Clinical Syndromes or Conditions Warranting Empiric Transmission-Based Precautions in Addition to Standard Precautions | Infection Control | CDC
- Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007) (cdc.gov)
- Inter-Facility Infection Control Transfer Form for States Establishing HAI Prevention Collaboratives (cdc.gov)
- Healthcare Respiratory Protection Resources CDC
- Safe Injection Practices and Your Health | Injection Safety | CDC
- Clinician Brief: Drug Diversion | Injection Safety | CDC
- Antineoplastic & Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare, 2016 | NIOSH | CDC
- USP Compounding Standards
- Preventing Unsafe Injection Practices | Injection Safety | CDC
- Vaccines Storage and Handling Toolkit | CDC
- Preventing Unsafe Injection Practices
HAIs
Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)
APIC Implementation Guides and Tools
- Guide to Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (2025)
- APIC Education & Training
- Stop catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in critically ill patients—APIC/HRET infographic
- The power of 10: Your role in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in nursing homes—APIC/HRET infographic to educate consumers
- Preventing CAUTI: A patient-centered approach
- Other Resources
- CAUTI resources: Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP)—Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- TAP Implementation Guides
- Candida auris (C. auris)
- Candida auris General Information
- Clinical Treatment of C. auris infections
- Guidance for Detection of C. auris Colonization
- Infection Prevention and Control for Candida auris | Candida auris | Fungal Diseases | CDC
- Prevention of Invasive Infections
- Safety Guidelines for Working with C. auris isolates
- Laboratory Information for C. auris
- Screening Recommendations for Healthcare Facilities
- C. auris Screening; Patient Swab Collection
Emerging Diseases
- Prevention Strategies for Seasonal Influenza in Health Care Settings: Guidelines and Recommendations
- Interim Guidance for Influenza Outbreak Management in Long-Term Care and Post-Acute Care Facilities
- Prepare Your Clinics and Patients for Fall and Winter Respiratory Virus Season with CDC Director and AMA
GI Illness
- CDC Norovirus Overview
- Norovirus Prevention and Control Guidelines for Healthcare Settings
- CDC GUIDELINE FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF NOROVIRUS GASTROENTERITIS OUTBREAKS IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS
- CDC Norovirus Prevention
- CDC Norovirus Testing
- CDC Norovirus Outbreaks
- CDC Norovirus Reporting
- Toolkit for Control of Norovirus Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities
- NIH Burden of norovirus in healthcare facilities and strategies for outbreak control
- CORHA Principles & Practices for Outbreak Response
- EPA Norovirus Cleaning Products List G
- C. diff Resources
- CDC C. diff Fact for Clinicians
- CDC Clinical Guidance for C. diff Prevention in Acute Care Facilities
- CDC C. diff clinical Testing and Diagnosis
- CORHA C DIFF
- CORHA Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI): Recommendations for Healthcare Outbreak Response
- CDC C. diff Healthcare Resources
- EPA C. diff Cleaning Products List K
- CDC commentaries and blogs
- Posters
- Healthcare Personnel Immunization Toolkit
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Training and education: Vaccines and immunizations
- Vaccines Storage and Handling Toolkit | CDC
- Water Infection Control Risk Assessment (WICRA) for Healthcare Settings (cdc.gov)
- Considerations for Reducing Risk: Water in Healthcare Facilities | HAIs | CDC
- Toolkit: Developing a Legionella Water Management Program | Control Legionella | CDC
- Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities
- Reduce Risk from Water | HAI | CDC
Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course
Project Firstline American Nurses Association Training Series
Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center
The Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Learning Center
Infection Control Mini Trainings
Interactive Scenarios
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Project Firstline Micro Learns
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EVS
- Environmental Infection Control Guidelines | Infection Control | CDC
- Options for Evaluating Environmental Cleaning | Infection Control | CDC
- Considerations for Reducing Risk: Surfaces in Healthcare Facilities | HAIs | CDC
- Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities (cdc.gov)
- Selected EPA-Registered Disinfectants | US EPA
EVS Front-line Staff Educational Videos
EVS and the Battle Against Infection
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Dialysis
- Core Interventions | Dialysis Safety | CDC
- Environmental Surface Disinfection in Dialysis Facilities: Notes for Clinical Managers
- CDC Approach to BSI Prevention in Dialysis Facilities (i.e., the Core Interventions for Dialysis Bloodstream Infection (BSI) Prevention)
- 1 Page CDC Approach to BSI Prevention in Dialysis Facilities
- BSI | Guidelines Library | Infection Control | CDC
- Dialysis Surveillance Report CDC
Continuing Education Modules to Help Improve Infection Control in Dialysis Settings from AMA, ASN, and Project Firstline
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Catheter Care
- AV Fistula & Graft Cannulation and Decannulation Audit Tool
- Arteriovenous Fistula & Graft Cannulation Checklist
- Arteriovenous Fistula & Graft Decannulation Checklist
- Catheter Connection and Disconnection Audit Tool
- Hemodialysis Catheter Disconnection Checklist
- Hemodialysis Catheter Connection Checklist
- Hemodialysis Central Venous Catheter Scrub-the-Hub Protocol
- Catheter Exit Site Care Audit Tool
- Hemodialysis Catheter Exit Site Care Checklist
- Dialysis Station Routine Disinfection Audit Tool
- Dialysis Station Routine Disinfection Checklist
- Environmental Surface Disinfection in Dialysis Facilities
- Hand Hygiene Audit Tool
- Injection Safety: Medication Preparation & Administration Audit Tool
- Hemodialysis Injection Safety: Medication Administration Checklist
- Hemodialysis Injection Safety: Medication Preparation Checklist
Vaccination and Dialysis Patients
Water Safety in Dialysis
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Updated on: December 23, 2025