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2026 CDC Guidelines now availble to download
On this page you can find all the latest updates to the CDC guidelines.
All these guidelines are available as pdf to download.
CDC/NHSN Patient Safety Component Manual Summary of Updates, January 2025
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Patient Safety Component Manual, January 2025
Checklists for various diseases:
Bone-and-Joint-Infection-BJI-Checklist
Cardiovascular-System-CVS-Checklist
Central-Nervous-System-CNS-Checklist
Eye-Ear-Nose-Throat-Mouth-EENT-Checklist
Gastrointestinal-GI-System-Infection-Checklist
Laboratory-Confirmed-Bloodstream-Infection-LCBI-Checklist
Lower-Respiratory-Infection-LRI-Checklist
Pediatric-Ventilator-Associated-Events-PedVAE-Checklist
Reproductive-Tract-Infection-REPR-Checklist
Skin-and-Soft-Tissue-Infection-SST-Checklist
Surgical-Site-Infection-SSI-Checklist
Urinary-System-Infection-USI-Checklist
Urinary-Tract-Infection-UTI-Checklist
Ventilator-Associated-Events-VAE-Checklist
Here are some recent communications from the NICD
- Communicable diseases communique - May 2023
- Communicable diseases communique - July 2023
- Communicable diseases communique - August 2023
- Communicable diseases communique - October 2023
- Communicable diseases communique - November 2023
- Practical Manual for Implementation of the National Infection Prevention and Control Strategic Framework