title: A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Updates.
abstract: Since the publication of "A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals" in 2008, prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has become a national priority. Despite improvements, preventable HAIs continue to occur. The 2014 updates to the Compendium were created to provide acute care hospitals with up-to-date, practical, expert guidance to assist in prioritizing and implementing their HAI prevention efforts. They are the product of a highly collaborative effort led by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the American Hospital Association (AHA), the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), and The Joint Commission, with major contributions from representatives of a number of organizations and societies with content expertise, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), the Society for Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), the Society for Hospital Medicine (SHM), and the Surgical Infection Society (SIS).
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Electronic address: dyokoe@partners.org.
authors.forename: Deborah S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Yokoe
authors.affiliation: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Deverick J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Sean M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Berenholtz
authors.affiliation: Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Calfee
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
authors.forename: Erik R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Dubberke
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Katherine D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Ellingson
authors.affiliation: Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, IL, and Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Dale N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Gerding
authors.affiliation: Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.
authors.forename: Janet P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.affiliation: Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
authors.forename: Keith S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kaye
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klompas
authors.affiliation: St. Boniface General Hospital and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Jonas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marschall
authors.affiliation: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: Leonard A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Mermel
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Centre and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: Lindsay E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Nicolle
authors.affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
authors.forename: Cassandra D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Salgado
authors.affiliation: University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.affiliation: University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Classen
authors.affiliation: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Katrina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Crist
authors.affiliation: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Arlington, VA.
authors.forename: Valerie M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Deloney
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Neil O
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Fishman
authors.affiliation: American Hospital Association, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.affiliation: Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, MA, and Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Donald A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Goldmann
authors.affiliation: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Arlington, VA.
authors.forename: Eve
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Humphreys
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Jernigan
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Society of America, Arlington, VA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Padberg
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Trish M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Perl
authors.affiliation: The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, IL.
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Podgorny
authors.affiliation: Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Houston, TX, and Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, TN.
authors.forename: Edward J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Septimus
authors.affiliation: The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, IL.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: VanAmringe
authors.affiliation: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.affiliation: Stroger Hospital and Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Weinstein
authors.affiliation: The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, IL.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wise
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Lisa L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Maragakis
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States