Infection Prevention & Control for Practitioners

Infection Control Precautions

Summary of Standard, Contact, Droplet, and Airborne Precautions for practitioners.

Infection Control Recommendations by Disease

Anthrax

• Anthrax Infection Control (page 9)

Botulism

• Botulism Infection Control (page 7)

Brucellosis

• Brucellosis Infection Control (page 5)

Influenza

• Comparison of Seasonal, Avian and Pandemic Influenza Infection Control Recommendations 

   - Avian Influenza H5N1

• Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Infection Control Recommendations for Suspect Cases
• Infection Control Check List (Appendix C)
• Sample Self Monitoring Log Sheet for Health Care Workers (Appendix D)
  

   - Pandemic Influenza

• Interim Phase 4/5 Pandemic Flu Infection Control Recommendations Template
• Interim Phase 6 Pandemic Flu Infection Control Recommendations Template

   - Seasonal Influenza

• Influenza Reporting and Disease Control Resources

Noro Virus

• See Viral Gastroenteritis Disease Control Resources

Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

• Pertussis prevention of transmission

Plague

• Plague Infection Control (page 8)

Smallpox

• Smallpox Infection Control (page 10)

Tularemia

• Tularemia Infection Control (page 9)

Viral Gastroenteritis

• Viral Gastroenteritis Disease Control Resources

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers 

• Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Infection Control (page 7)

West Nile Virus

• West Nile Virus prevention

The Infectious Disease Emergencies Guide for San Francisco Clinicians contains infection control recommendations within each disease chapter. 

Infection Control Guidance for Patients

• Ways for you and your patients to stay healthy and prevent the spread of disease. 
• Health care providers can order free disease prevention materials from the health department.  Click here and download the order form. 

Infection Control Resources for Health Care Practitioners

Download a summary of Infection Control Precautions including standard, contact, droplet, and airborne CDC precautions (6 pages). 

• CDC Issues in Healthcare Settings and Infection Control
• CDC Guidelines on Isolation Precautions in Hospitals
• CDC Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health Care Settings
• CDC Information for Health Care Professionals: Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Ettiquette in Healthcare Settings
• Infectious Disease Society of America
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology