Resources for Infection Prevention and Control

Print Resources

See the respiratory therapy section in one of the following texts:

• APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology. 2000 or 2005 editions
• Bennett JV, Brachman PS, eds. Hospital Infections, 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott-Raven Publishers; 1998.
• Mayhall CG. Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, 2nd ed. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1999.
• Wenzel RP, ed. Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Infections, 3rd ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1997.

Infection Control in Respiratory Care by Arthur J.McLaughlin and Roberto Palmero, 1996.

Web Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

• Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion: www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/index.html
• HICPAC Guidelines for Preventing Health Care-Associated Pneumonia, 2003: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5303a1.htm
• EPA Information About Disinfectants: www.epa.gov/oppad001/chemregindex.htm
• Sterilization and Disinfection in Healthcare facilities: www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/sterile.html

Association for Professional in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC): www.apic.org

• Leading professional association for infection control professionals

Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology: www.textbookofbacteriology.net

• Online reference in bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin

Infection Control Education Institute: www.iceinstitute.com

• Online courses for infection control. A service of Virgo Publishing

Sample Protocols for Patient Care and Infection Control (Walter Reed Hospital): www.wramc.amedd.army.mil/providerinfo/infection_control

Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA): www.shea-online.org