Infection control
CDC Environmental Infection Control
CDC Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities
US Centers for Disease Control and PreventionLatest · 2003, with updates
Scope
The CDC's authoritative guidance on environmental controls for infection prevention in healthcare buildings. It defines ventilation, filtration, water, and construction/renovation practices to reduce healthcare-associated infections, and is the basis for AIIR requirements in the US.
Where it applies in the room
- Airborne infection isolation rooms (AIIRs)
- Protective environment rooms for immunocompromised patients
- Renovation and construction infection-control risk assessment
Source & further reading
- · CDC Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control (2003) — publisher
- · Full guideline (PDF) — CDC PDF
Also known as
- CDC Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities
- CDC Environmental Infection Control
- CDC guidelines
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