Department of Justice) 3) guidelines and standards fromīuilding and equipment professional organizations (e.g., American Institute of Architects, Association for the Advancement of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and U.S. These include 1) evidence-based recommendations supported by studies 2) requirements of federal agencies (e.g., Food and Drug Administration, U.S.
This report reviews previous guidelines and strategies for preventing environment-associated infections in health-care facilities and offers recommendations. Usually advised, except for water quality determinations in hemodialysis settings and other situations where sampling is directed by epidemiologic principles, and results can be applied directly to infection-control decisions. The incidence of health-care-associated infections and pseudo-outbreaks can be minimized by 1) appropriate use of cleaners and disinfectants 2) appropriate maintenance of medical equipment (e.g.,Īutomated endoscope reprocessors or hydrotherapy equipment) 3) adherence to water-quality standards for hemodialysis, and to ventilation standards for specialized care environments (e.g., airborne infection isolation rooms, protective environments, or operating rooms) and 4) prompt management of water intrusion into the facility. Environmental infection-control strategies and engineering controls can effectively prevent these infections. Patient outcomes and cause illness among health-care workers. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and varicella-zoster virus) can result in adverse and Legionella spp.) or airborne pathogens (e.g., Nonetheless, inadvertent exposures to environmental pathogens (e.g.,Īspergillus spp. The health-care facility environment is rarely implicated in disease transmission, except among patients whoĪre immunocompromised. Hughes, M.D., Director and the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Steven L. The material in this report originated in the National Center for Infectious Diseases, James M. Health-Care Facilities Recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Controlġ Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in
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