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ADA Infection Control Recommendations
http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/topics/icontrol/index.asp
ADA Statement on Dental Unit Waterlines
http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/positions/statements/lines.asp
ALERT: Allergy to Latex Education and Resource Team, Inc.
http://www.latexallergyresources.org/
Appendix - First-Line Drugs for HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP). Publication date 05/15/1998.
www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00052801.htm
CDC Prevention Guidelines http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/prevguid/p0000018/P0000018.asp
CDC Prevention Guidelines Database
http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/prevguid/prevguid.html
Provides access to the CDC Prevention Guidelines Database, which is a compilation of all of the official guidelines and recommendations published by the CDC for the prevention of diseases, disabilities, and injuries. Information on how to find a specific CDC Prevention Guideline.
CDC: Hoaxes -
www.cdc.gov/hoax_rumors.htm
CDC: Infection Control in Dentistry - Airborne
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/oh/icair.htm
CDC: Infection Control in Dentistry - Bloodborne
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/oh/icbbp.htm
CDC: Infection Control in Dentistry - Waterborne
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/oh/icwater.htm
Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University. Interdisciplinary glossary
www.erc.Montana.edu/Res-Lib99-SW/glossary/Gterms.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/
OR:
www.crawford.com/cgi-bin/kidofwais.pl
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/
The National Immunization Program (NIP) of the CDC information on vaccine safety.
Centers for Disease Control Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: "Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Health-Care Worker Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis." May 15, 1998; Vol. 47, No. RR-7. The Adobe Acrobat pdf version contains the text of the report.
ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Publications/mmwr/rr/rr4707.pdf
OR
www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00052722.htm
www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00052801.htm
Centers for Disease Control Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: "Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection and HCV-Related Chronic Disease." October 16, 1998/Vol.47/No. RR-19. The Adobe Acrobat pdf version contains the text of the report.
www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00055154.htm
or
ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Publications/mmwr/rr/rr4719.pdf
Centers for Disease Control Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: "Immunization of Health-Care Workers. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (APIC) and the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)." December 26, 1997, Vol.46, No.RR-18.
www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/ind97_rr.html
or
ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Publications/mmwr/rr/rr4618.pdf
CPL 2.103 Field Inspection Reference Manual
CPL 2.251 Scheduling System for Programme Inspections
CPL 2-0.124 Multi-Employer Citation Policy
Effective Engineering Controls ECRI designated as an Evidence-based Practice Center by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, is a nonprofit international health services research organization. This web site discusses the June 1998 issue of ECRI's Health Devices, which evaluated 19 needlestick-prevention devices, and provides information on how to obtain the document.
http://www.ecri.org/Products_and_Services/Products/Special_Reports/Sharps_Safety_
and_Needlestick_Prevention.aspx/ssnp_press_release_111501.aspx
ECRI,
Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov/
FDA Clearances:
www.fda.gov/ode/germlab.html
Federal Register
www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html/
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) information on how the FDA ensures vaccine safety.
www.fda.gov/fdac/features/095_vacc.html.
Information on the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a cooperative program for vaccine safety of the FDA and CDC.
www.fda.gov/cber/vaers/vaers.htm
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Safety Alert: Needlestick and Other Risks from Hypodermic Needles on Secondary IV Administration Sets - Piggyback and Intermittent IV Warns of the risk of needlestick injuries from the use of hypodermic needles as a connection between two pieces of intravenous (IV) equipment. Describes characteristics of devices which have the potential to decrease the risk of needlestick injuries.
www.fda.gov/cdrh/safety.html
Glutaraldehyde Information:
www.metrex.com/techinfo.html
Guideline for infection control in health care personnel, 1998.
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/GUIDE/InfectControl98.pdf
Hazardous Waste Management
www.metrokc.gov/lhwmp/cesqg/index.html
HIV Dent
www.hivdent.org
Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)
www.immunize.org/
The IAC is a nonprofit organization working to increase immunization rates and prevent disease. Vaccine Information Statements, free print materials, and other hepatitis and immunization sites.
Immunization of Health-Care Workers: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Publication date 12/26/1997. Provides recommendations for Hepatitis B.
www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00050577.htm
Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
www.idsociety.org/vaccine/index.html
The Vaccine Initiative is a project of the IDSA and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. information on vaccination and vaccination-related issues.
Institute for Vaccine Safety, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
www.vaccinesafety.edu/
International Health Care Worker Safety Center at the University of Virginia
www.med.virginia.edu/~epinet
International Health Care Worker Safety Center, University of Virginia a list of safety devices with manufacturers and specific product names.
www.people.virginia.edu/~epinet/products.html
Latex Allergy:
www.latex.org/in_the_news.html
www.elastyren.com/info/question.html
allergy.mcg.edu/physicians/ltxhome.html
www.logicnet.com/alan.macleod/allergy.htm
www.latex.org/literature_library.html
Medscape Infectious Diseases
www.medscape.com/
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
www2.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwr.html
Provides access to the MMWR, a series which is prepared by the CDC. Contains comprehensive information on policy statements for prevention and treatment that are within the CDC's scope of responsibility, for example, recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Sharps Disposal Containers information on selecting, evaluating, and using sharps disposal containers.
www.cdc.gov/niosh/sharps1.html
National Institute of Health
www.nih.gov/
OR:
www.fedworld.gov/
OR:
golgi.harvard.edu/biopages/medicine.html
OR:
www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/vaccine/undvacc.htm
a 40 page brochure "Understanding Vaccines."
National Library of Medicine
www.nlm.nih.gov/
(National Institute of Health)
OR:
www.med.harvard.edu/bwhrad/
OR:
www.excite.com/subject/health-and-medicine/
OSAP (Office Safety & Asepsis Procedures Research Foundation): Home Page
www.osap.org
OSAP: Infection Control in Dentistry Guidelines
www.osap.org/o-guide1.htm
OSAP: List of FDA-cleared products for Waterline Quality Improvement
www.osap.org
Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Health-Care Worker Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis. Publication date 05/15/1998.
www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00052722.htm
Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection and HCV-Related Chronic Disease. Publication date 10/16/1998.
www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00055154.htm
Safety Sharp Device Contracts safety sharp devices on contract with the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
www.va.gov/vasafety/osh-issues/needlesafety/safetysharpcontracts.htm
SHARPS Injury Control Program Established by Senate Bill 2005 to study sharps injuries in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and home health agencies in California. A Beta version of Safety Enhanced Device Database Listing by Manufacturer.
www.ohb.org/sharps.htm
Training for Development of Innovative Control Technologies (TDICT) Project "Safety Feature Evaluation Forms" for specific devices.
www.tdict.org/criteria.html
United States Air Force Dental Investigation Service The Year 2000 USAF Dental Iinfection Control Guidelines
www.brooks.af.mil/dis/icguidelines/index.htm
United States Food and Drug Administration
www.fda.gov
World Health Organization
www.who.org
World Health Organization vaccine safety home page which offers links to vaccine safety-related information.
www.who.int/gpv-safety/
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