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Patient Guides on Healthcare-Associated Infections

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Inc. (in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Arlington, Virginia, USA

These fact sheets for patients and families provide answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about various healthcare-associated infections, including:

 

  • Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
  • Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)
  • Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)
  • Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
  • Clostridium difficile (C. diff)
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

 

The Patient Guides are available in both English and Spanish, as well as in large print versions.


Directions

The Patient Guides are available for free download on the SHEA website.

 

Download the Patient Guides from the SHEA website




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