Infection Control

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HealthCare Associated Infections (HCAI) – from the department of Health

National Resource for Infection Control (NRIC)

NICE Guidelines CG2 - infection control guidelines

RCN Infection Control - see left-hand menu for more details,including publications

Organisations

Health Protection Agency

National Patient Safety Agency

Patient support

MRSAAction UK

Books

Try searching for subjects:

• Cross infection - Prevention
• Hospitals – Sanitation
• Medical personnel - Health and hygiene

Flu

Resources related to Flu outbreaks:

Cochrane Library Special Collection - Influenza: evidence from Cochrane Reviews

Flu Fighter - campaign to encourage healthcare staff to get vaccinated against flu. This site includes resources to help NHS organisations deliver their own flu fighter campaign. 

Flu Fighter on Twitter - for the latest news about the campaign.

NHS Website: Flu - patient-focused information about flu from the NHS website.

Public Health England - Pandemic flu: public health response

Ebola

Resources related to the Ebola outbreak (2014):

Related terms

Ebola virus disease,  Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever, Viral Haemorrhagic Fever, Viral Haemorrhagic Fever.

Guidelines

Ebola virus disease: clinical management and guidance. Links to all guidelines.

Management of Hazard Group 4 viral haemorrhagic fevers and similar human infectious diseases of high consequence

Viral haemorrhagic fevers risks assessment algorithm

Websites

UK Government: UK Government Response

Public Health England: Ebola ; Viral Hemorrhagic Fever

World Health Organisation [WHO]: Ebola Fact Sheet ; Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers Topic Page ; WHO Statement on the Meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee Regarding the 2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa

Médecins Sans Frontières: Ebola Emergency

Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]: Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever

Research / Searches

To search Medline use MeSH Term Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola.

PubMed / PubMed Central latest research alert

Free to access online sources

Oxford University Press resources for Ebola World Health Emergency

PLOS One. An Open Access journal (No User Name or Passwords required. Just click through to see the full text.)

• PLOS One Ebola Virus
• PLOS One Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses

ThomsonReuters have released a number of resources relating to the ebola virus:

• Disease Profile – briefing report available
• Special Report: The Push to Contain Ebola Virus – collection of articles

News

BBC News: Ebola Outbreak. Special Report

Twitter Hashtag #ebola. This links to Twitter. Twitter may be blocked on some NHS networks.

Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs)

Resources related to the HAIs:

Cochrane Library Special Collection - Hospital-acquired Infection, includes MRSA, pneumonia, urinary tract infections and surgical infections

NICE guidance

• Prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections: Quality improvement guide
• Infection: Prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in primary and community care

Public Health England:

• Clostridium difficile: guidance, data and analysis
• Healthcare associated infections (HCAI): guidance, data and analysis
• Staphylococcus aureus: guidance, data and analysis (including MRSA)

Coronavirus - COVID-19

You can find all the resources linked to the coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic (2019) on its own subject links page.