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Introduction to Infection Prevention

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  1. Siegel JD, Rhinehart E, Jackson M, et al. 2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Health Care Settings. Am J Infect Control. 2007 Dec;35(10 Suppl 2):S65-164. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.10.007.

  2. U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 29 CFR Part 1910.1030. Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens; needlesticks and other sharps injuries; final rule. Federal Register 2001;66:5317-5325. As amended from and includes 29 CRF Part 1910.1030. Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens; final rule Federal Register 1991;56:64174-64182. November 16, 2025.

  3. Garner JS. Guideline for isolation precautions in hospitals. The Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1996 Jan;17(1):53-80.

  4. Kohn WG, Collins AS, Cleveland JL, et al. Guidelines for infection control in dental health-care settings--2003. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2003 Dec 19;52(RR-17):1-61.

  5. Jensen PA, Lambert LA, Iademarco MF, et al. Guidelines for preventing the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in health-care settings, 2005. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2005 Dec 30;54(RR-17):1-141.

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  7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infection Control for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic, Updates as of 2024: Accessed November 16, 2025.

  8. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NIOSH-Approved Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators. Accessed July 20, 2022.

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  16. CDC. Shingles (Herpes Zoster). Accessed November 16, 2025.

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  19. CDC. Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Accessed November 16, 2025.

  20. CDC. Influenza (Flu). Accessed November 16, 2025.

  21. CDC. Tuberculosis (TB). Accessed November 16, 2025.

  22. CDC. Diphtheria. Accessed November 16, 2025.

  23. CDC. Tetanus. Accessed November 16, 2025.

  24. CDC. Pertussis (Whooping Cough). Accessed November 16, 2025.

  25. CDC. Meningococcal Disease. Accessed November 16, 2025.

  26. CDC. Pneumococcal Disease. Accessed November 16, 2025.

  27. CDC. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infections. Accessed November 16, 2025.

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