Infections & Organisms: Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)

Infection Prevention Quick Guide: Wound Care

The Infection Prevention Quick Guide for Wound Care was created by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). It is a checklist that contains essential information for IPC practices associated with providing wound care in a healthcare facility.

IPC Foundation Level

English

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Checklist

Clinical/Direct Healthcare Personnel

Infection Preventionist

All Settings

Cleaning & Disinfection

Enhanced Barrier Precautions

Hand Hygiene

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)

Standard Precautions

Transmission-Based Precautions

Wound Care

Fungal Infections

Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDRO)

Group A Strep

Infection Prevention Quick Guide: Safe Transport and Admissions/Readmissions

The Infection Prevention Quick Guide for Safe Transporting and Admissions/Readmissions is a checklist created by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). It contains essential information and questions to ask associated with infection prevention and control when transporting a patient to or from a facility or admission/readmission to a healthcare facility.

IPC Foundation Level

English

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Checklist

Nonclinical/Indirect Healthcare Personnel

Clinical/Direct Healthcare Personnel

Infection Preventionist

EMS

All Settings

Cleaning & Disinfection

Enhanced Barrier Precautions

Hand Hygiene

Inter-/Intra-Facility Patient Transfer

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Standard Precautions

Transmission-Based Precautions

Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDRO)

Select Pathogens of Public Health Concern

Influenza

COVID-19

Fungal Infections

Gastrointestinal Infections

Parasites

Respiratory Infections

Infection Prevention Quick Guide: Linen Management

The Infection Prevention Quick Guide for Linen Management was a checklist developed by the Virginia Department of Health. The guide contains essential information for managing laundry, linens and textiles in a safe manner to ensure transmission of pathogens does not occur within a healthcare facility.

IPC Foundation Level

English

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Nonclinical/Indirect Healthcare Personnel

Clinical/Direct Healthcare Personnel

Infection Preventionist

All Settings

Hand Hygiene

Cleaning & Disinfection

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)

Standard Precautions

Transmission-Based Precautions

Linen Management

Bloodborne Pathogens

COVID-19

Fungal Infections

Gastrointestinal Infections

Influenza

Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDRO)

Parasites

Respiratory Infections

Select Pathogens of Public Health Concern

Infection Prevention Quick Guide-Enhanced Barrier Precautions

The Infection Prevention Quick Guide for Enhanced Barrier Precautions is a checklist developed by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). It is a step-by-step review of infection prevention and control activities regarding the use of Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes.

IPC Foundation Level

English

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QR Codes

Clinical/Direct Healthcare Personnel

Infection Preventionist

Nursing Home/Skilled Nursing Facility

Cleaning & Disinfection

Enhanced Barrier Precautions

Hand Hygiene

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Standard Precautions

Wound Care

Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDRO)

Infection Prevention Quick Guide – Central Lines

The Infection Prevention Quick Guide for Central Lines is a checklist that can be used for those patients or residents with central lines. This checklist provides essential infection prevention and control information for the insertion, maintenance and removal of central lines.

IPC Foundation Level

English

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QR Codes

Clinical/Direct Healthcare Personnel

Infection Preventionist

All Settings

Central Line

Hand Hygiene

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Standard Precautions

Bloodborne Pathogens

Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)

Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDRO)

Surgical Site Infection (SSI)

C. auris Fact Sheet

This Candida auris (C. auris) resource was created by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). This tool has baseline information about C. auris along with tools, action steps and relevant resources to mitigate the transmission of this pathogen in healthcare settings.

IPC Intermediate Level

English

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Checklist

Downloadable

Clinical/Direct Healthcare Personnel

Infection Preventionist

All Settings

Cleaning & Disinfection

Enhanced Barrier Precautions

Hand Hygiene

Outbreak Investigation

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Standard Precautions

Transmission-Based Precautions

MDRO

Fungal Infections

MRSA and MDROs Module (part of SHEA Prevention CHKC)

2 – Foundational
ABIM-MOC
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship
Cleaning and Disinfection
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
CME
CNE
English
Paid
Hand Hygiene
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Pediatric / NICU
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
SHEA
Standard Precautions
Video

How Antibiotic Resistance Moves Directly Germ to Germ

3 – Intermediate
Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship
Any Practice Setting
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Print Resources

How Bacteria and Fungi Fight Back Against Antibiotics

2 – Foundational
Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship
Any Practice Setting
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Print Resources

How Antibiotic Resistance Spreads

1 – Essentials
Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship
Any Practice Setting
CDC
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
English
Free
Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers
Print Resources