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Introduction to Infection Prevention

Course Number: 582

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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. Accessed July 20, 2022.

  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.

  6. Sehulster L, Chinn RY; CDC; HICPAC. Guidelines for environmental infection control in health-care facilities. Recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). MMWR Recomm Rep. 2003 Jun 6;52(RR-10):1-42.

  7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic, Updates as of February 2, 2022. Accessed July 20, 2022.

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

  9. CDC. Viral Hepatitis B – Hepatitis B Information. Accessed July 20, 2022.

  10. CDC. Viral Hepatitis - Hepatitis C Information. Accessed July 20, 2022.

  11. CDC. HIV/AIDS. Accessed July 20, 2022.

  12. CDC. Measles (Rubeola). Accessed July 20, 2022.

  13. CDC. Mumps. Accessed July 20 2022.

  14. CDC. Rubella (German measles, Three-day Measles). Accessed July 20, 2022.

  15. CDC. Chickenpox (Varicella). Accessed July 20, 2022.

  16. CDC. Shingles (Herpes Zoster). Accessed July 20, 2022.

  17. Miller CS, Danaher RJ. Asymptomatic shedding of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in the oral cavity. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2008 Jan;105(1):43-50. Epub 2007 Aug 20.

  18. Lewis MA. Herpes simplex virus: an occupational hazard in dentistry. Int Dent J. 2004 Apr;54(2):103-11.

  19. CDC. Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Accessed July 20, 2022.

  20. CDC. Influenza (Flu). Accessed July 20, 2022.

  21. CDC. Tuberculosis (TB). Accessed July 20, 2022.

  22. CDC. Diphtheria. Accessed July 20, 2022.

  23. CDC. Tetanus. Accessed July 20, 2022.

  24. CDC. Pertussis (Whooping Cough). Accessed July 20, 2022.

  25. CDC. Meningococcal Disease. Accessed July 20, 2022.

  26. CDC. Pneumococcal Disease. Accessed July 20, 2022.

  27. CDC. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infections. July 20, 2022.

  28. CDC. How COVID-19 spreads. Accessed July 20, 2022.

  29. CDC. Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care. 2016. Accessed July 20, 2022.

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