Patient Safety Tool: Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers complimentary resources designed to help healthcare facilities prevent infection and provide safe care.

The "Guide to Infection Prevention in Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care" is a summary guide of CDC's infection prevention and infection control guidelines in ambulatory care facilities.

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The guide provides basic infection prevention recommendations, revisits Standard Precautions as the foundation for infection prevention in any healthcare setting and provides links to guidelines and source documents for further study.

Download the "Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings" for use in your own facility.

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