Drug-Resistant Organisms
SHEA Guidelines and Position Papers
Recommendations for metrics for multidrug-resistant organisms in healthcare settings: SHEA/HICPAC position paper
HICPAC/SHEA
ICHE October 2008
Legislative mandates for use of active surveillance cultures to screen for MRSA and VRE
ICHE January 2007
Guidelines for the prevention of antimicrobial resistance in hospitals
ICHE April 1997
Antimicrobial resistance in long-term-care facilities
ICHE February 1996
Resources
Key Resources for Preventing HAIs
IDSA's Bad Bugs No Drugs - IDSA's campaign addressing the lack of new antibiotics to fight drug-resistant infections
IHI's 5 Million Lives Campaign - SHEA is acting as a Scientific Parnter on this initiative to protect patients from five million incidents of medical harm from December 2006 to December 2008
Modeling the Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospitals and Communities: Concepts, Data and Predictions - Dr. Heinrich zu Dohna: 7/6/06 presentation to CIRAR (powerpoint)
Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings, 2006 - CDC
Antibiotic/Antimicrobial Resistance - CDC
CDC Resources
MRSA Fact Sheet for Healthcare Personnel
MRSA Information for Healthcare Providers
MRSA Clinical Management Strategies
MDRO Prevention Healthcare Guideline 2006
Hand Hygiene Healthcare Guideline
Educational Materials (Posters and Information Sheet)
Epidemiology and Management of MRSA in the Community (COCA slides)
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