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Resources for NHSN Users Already Enrolled
Training
- LTCF UTI Event Training March 2016 [PDF – 1M]
- New! Using the LTCF HAI Module for UTI Surveillance and Reporting – March 2017
- New! Infection Surveillance and Prevention in Long-term Care: A National Perspective – March 2017
- New! Overview of Using NHSN to Track and Report Infections in LTCF – March 2017
- New! Data for Action: How can NHSN data be used to guide prevention efforts in LTCF? – March 2017
Protocol
Data Collection Forms
Supporting Material
- LTCF – Key Terms and Acronyms [PDF – 209K]
- CDC Location Labels and Location Descriptions, January 2017 [PDF – 808K]
- NHSN Organism List (All Organisms, Top Organisms, Common Commensals, MBI Organisms, and UTI Bacteria) January 2017 [XLSX – 296K]
- Long-term Care – Variable Reference List [PDF – 140 KB]
- Changing a CCN within NHSN (updated July 2015) [PDF – 290K]
Guidance Documents
FAQs
Resources to Help Prevent Infections
- HAI Prevention in long-term care settings
- Resources for Healthcare Providers
- HHS Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections
- Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings, 2007
- Guideline for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities, 2003
- See: C. difficile Excerpt
- Page last reviewed: April 5, 2017
- Page last updated: May 16, 2017
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