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Resources

Review
Are we too clean: a report of a symposium on the hygiene hypothesis and its implications at the Royal Institute of Public Health, London, September 2002
Published: 01/03/2003 | Source: IFH
Level of Evidence:
Journal article
Infection control - a problem for patient safety
Published: 13/02/2003 | Source: The New England Journal of Medicine
Level of Evidence:
Best practice, Care guideline, Systematic review
Guidance on the use of zanamivir, oseltamivir and amantadine for the treatment of influenza.
Published: 06/02/2003 | Source: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Best practice
Safe working and the prevention of infection in clinical laboratories and similar facilities.
Published: 01/02/2003 | Source: Health & Safety Executive
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Best practice
Safe working and the prevention of infection in the mortuary and post-mortem room. (2003)
Published: 01/02/2003 | Source: Health & Safety Executive
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Best practice, Training
Home hygiene – prevention of infection at home: a training resource for carers and their trainers IFH/IPS (2003)
Published: 02/01/2003 | Source: IFH
Level of Evidence:
Care guideline, Review
Guidelines for public health management of meningococcal disease in the UK
Published: 01/12/2002 | Source: Health Protection Agency (HPA)
Level of Evidence: Case control studies, Evidence cited, Meta analysis, Professional opinion, RCT
Best practice, Care guideline, Factsheet, Web directory
Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Published: 17/10/2002 | Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Expert review is available.
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Best practice
Good Practice Guidelines for Renal Dialysis/Transplant Units: Prevention and Control of Blood-Borne Virus Infection
Published: 03/09/2002 | Source: Department of Health (DH)
Expert review is available.
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Best practice, Review
Behaviours and Rituals in the Operating Theatre (2001) A Report from the Hospital Infection Society (HIS) Working Group on Infection Control in the Operating Theatres
Published: 01/08/2002 | Source: The Journal of Hospital Infection
Expert review is available.
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Other, Review
Informing the Future: A Review of the Roles and Responsibilities of Community Infection Control and Communicable Disease Control Nurses in England
Published: 01/06/2002 | Source: Epic-Richard Wells Research Centre Thames Valley University
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Best practice
Guidelines for the prevention of infection and cross-infection in the domestic environment: focus on home hygiene issues in developing countries (2002)
Published: 15/03/2002 | Source: I F H
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Best practice, Review
The chain of infection transmission in the home and everyday life settings, and the role of hygiene in reducing the risk of infection
Published: 01/03/2002 | Source: IFH
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Government report
The Medical Devices Regulations 2002. Statutory Instrument 2002 No.618
Published: 01/02/2002 | Source: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Best practice
Infection control in the built environment - Design and Planning SUPERCEDED by Health Building Note 00-09: Infection control in the built environment March 2013
Published: 01/01/2002 | Source: Department of Health and Social Care
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited
Best practice, Care guideline, Review
National Guidelines for the Prevention of Nosocomial Invasive Aspergillosis During Construction/Renovation Activities (2002)
Published: 01/01/2002 | Source: Health Protection Surveillance Centre (Ireland)
Expert review is available.
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Best practice, Care guideline
Recommendations for suitable procedure for use in the domestic environment (2001)
Published: 01/12/2001 | Source: IFH
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Best practice
Immunoglobulin
Published: 01/11/2001 | Source: Public Health England
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Best practice, Care guideline
HPA Influenza Pandemic Contingency Plan
Published: 01/07/2001 | Source: Health Protection Agency (HPA)
Expert review is available.
Level of Evidence: Evidence cited, Professional opinion
Care guideline, Other
Recommendations for preventing transmission of infections among chronic hemodialysis patients
Published: 27/04/2001 | Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Level of Evidence: