Resources at Duke University Hospital

• Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health

National, State and Local Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Antibiotic Resistance
• CDC Definitions of Nosocomial Infections
• CDC Bioterrorism
• CDC Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings
• CDC Guidelines for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections
• CDC Guidelines for Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections
• CDC Guidelines for Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease- Revised
• Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
• Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal
• MMWR - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• National Center for Infectious Diseases
• National Immunization Program
• NNIS - National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance
• NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• TB Education and Training
• TB - Self Study Modules

Federal Government

• Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) Medical Errors & Patient Safety
• Department of Health and Human Services
• EPA - Registered Antimicrobials
• FDA - Food and Drug Administration
• FDA - Reuse Homepage
• Federal Register
• NIH - National Institutes of Health
• OSHA - Occupational Safety & Health Administration
• Veterans Administration National Center for Patient Safety
• CMS
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• National Library of Medicine (NLM)
• PubMed
• MedLine/PubMed

Professional Organizations

• AORN - Association of Peroperative Registered Nurses
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
• Institute of Medicine: Building a Safer Health System (book available online)
• National Patient Safety Foundation
• JCAHO's Facts About Patient Safety
• JCAHO - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
• North Carolina Hospital Association
• SHEA (The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Inc.)
• Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy
• Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (CIRAR)
• Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
• American Institute of Architects
• Water Quality Association
   

State and Local Resources

• North Carolina Administrative Code
• North Carolina Communicable Disease Control Laws
• North Carolina Infection Control Laws
• North Carolina Environmental Health Services Sanitation Rules for Institutions
• North Carolina Flu Plan
• North Carolina Guidelines for Control of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms
• North Carolina Medical Waste Rules
• North Carolina Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology
• North Carolina Tuberculosis Control
• North Carolina Tuberculosis Policy Manual
• Annual North Carolina Tuberculosis Statistical Summary 2005
• Virginia Department of Health - Office of Epidemiology
• Virginia Department of Health - Tuberculosis Control
• Virginia Legislative Code - Chapter 32 Health
• Virginia Regulated Medical Waste Regulations
• South Carolina Department of Health - Bureau of Disease Control
• South Carolina Department of Health - Tuberculosis Control Program
• South Carolina Department of Health - Accute Disease Epidemiology
• South Carolina Infectious Waste Management Regulations
• Georgia Public Health - Influenza Surveillance
• Georgia Public Health Department - Epidemiology
• Georgia Public Health Department - MRSA Fact Sheet
• Georgia Public Health Department - Tuberculosis Section
• Georgia Public Health Department - HIV Guidlines
• Division of Facility Services - NC
• Division of Medical Assitance - NC
• NC Board of Nursing
• NC Board of Pharmacy