Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — Content from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (public domain).
HAIs are infections that patients get while or soon after receiving health care.
Mar. 28, 2024
CDC publishes data reports to help track progress and target areas that need assistance.
May 7, 2024
HAI Prevention and Control for Healthcare
CDC resources and information on infection control in outpatient healthcare settings.
Mar. 6, 2024
HAI Prevention, Control and Outbreak Response for Public Health and Healthcare
Resources for public health and healthcare professionals to prevent and control HAI.
Mar. 6, 2024
Introduction to the Patient Notification Toolkit
This toolkit helps health departments or healthcare facilities conduct a patient notification.
Jan. 21, 2024
Laboratory resources to detect HAIs and antimicrobial resistance.
Mar. 19, 2024
New report
Research Gaps in Patient and Healthcare Personnel Safety
This report is intended to help investigators, funders, state and local health departments, and pati…
Mar. 27, 2024
Related organisms & infections
Basics on Acinetobacter
Oct. 5, 2023
* [About _Burkholderia cepacia_ complex](</b-cepacia/about/index.html>)
About Burkholderia cepacia
Nov. 17, 2023
* [About __Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales](</cre/about/index.html>)
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are germs resistant to one or several antibiotics called…
Feb. 22, 2024
* [Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection Basics](</uti/about/cauti-basics.html>)
Basic information on catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs).
Jan. 26, 2024
* [Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Basics](</clabsi/about/index.html>)
About Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI)
Feb. 21, 2024
* [About _Clostridium sordellii_](</c-sordellii/about/index.html>)
About Clostridium Sordellii
Jan. 17, 2024
* [About ESBL-producing Enterobacterales](</esbl-producing-enterobacterales/about/index.html>)
About ESBL-producing Enterobacterales
Jan. 17, 2024
* [About Gram-negative Bacteria](</gram-negative-bacteria/about/index.html>)
Gram-negative bacteria can cause serious infections in healthcare settings.
Jan. 31, 2024
* [About _Klebsiella_](</klebsiella/about/index.html>)
Klebsiella is a type of bacteria that can cause different types of healthcare-associated infection…
Jan. 29, 2024
* [_Staphylococcus aureus_ Basics](</staphylococcus-aureus/about/index.html>)
Staphylococcus aureus(staph) is a bacterium that can sometimes cause infections.
Jan. 30, 2024
* [Methicillin-resistant _Staphylococcus aureus_ (MRSA) Basics](</mrsa/about/index.html>)
Protect yourself and your family from potentially serious MRSA infections.
Feb. 26, 2024
* [About Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections](</nontuberculous-mycobacteria/about/index.html>)
Anyone can get an NTM infection, but some groups are at increased risk.
Jan. 11, 2024
* [About _Pseudomonas aeruginosa_](</pseudomonas-aeruginosa/about/index.html>)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a type of germ that can cause infections, mostly in healthcare settings.
Jan. 17, 2024
* [Surgical Site Infection Basics](</surgical-site-infections/about/index.html>)
A surgical site infection occurs in the part of the body where a surgery took place.
Jan. 17, 2024
* [Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Basics](</ventilator-associated-pneumonia/about/index.html>)
About Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (VAP)
Jan. 17, 2024