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FPIC
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HAC Page
HEALTH-CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS IN HOSPITALS
An Overview of State Reporting Programs and Individual Hospital Initiatives to Reduce Certain Infections
September 2008
GAO-08-808

HAI Overview


Patient and Family Education
The following patient guides were developed by the SHEA Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Committee in collaboration with CDC:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/HAI_shea_idsa.html

These are the individual links:
Frequently Asked Questions about Surgical Site Infections
http://www.shea-online.org/Assets/files/patient%20guides/SSI.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions about Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections
http://www.shea-online.org/Assets/files/patient%20guides/BSI.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions about Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection
http://www.shea-online.org/Assets/files/patient%20guides/CA-UTI_II.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions about Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
http://www.shea-online.org/Assets/files/patient%20guides/VAP.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions about Clostridium difficile
http://www.shea-online.org/Assets/files/patient%20guides/C_diff.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions about MRSA
http://www.shea-online.org/Assets/files/patient%20guides/MRSA.pdf