Infection Control

Principles of preventing healthcare-associated infections.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

Infectious DiseasesPublic HealthMicrobiology

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Healthcare-associated infections

NICE guideline [CG139]: Healthcare-associated infections: prevention and control

NICE guideline [NG125]: Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment

NICE Quality Standard [QS61]: Infection prevention and control

2018 AAHA Infection Control, Prevention, and Biosecurity Guidelines

ASRA Pain Medicine Consensus Practice Infection Control Guidelines for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare (NHMRC)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017

Clinical Guidelines | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC

Clinical Practice Guideline for an Infection Control/Exposure Control Program in the Oral Healthcare Setting

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children (IDSA/SHEA)

Guidelines and Guidance Library | Infection Control | CDC

Guidelines for Cleaning and Preparing External- and Internal-Use Ultrasound Transducers and Equipment Between Patients as Well as Safe Handling and Use of Ultrasound Coupling Gel (AIUM)

Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities | CDC

Infection control in the intensive care unit: expert consensus statements on SARS-CoV-2 in ICUs (The Lancet Infectious Diseases)

Infection Prevention and Control Clinical Care Guidelines | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Infection: Prevention and Control of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Primary and Community Care (NICE Clinical Guideline)

SHEA Guidelines and Expert Guidance Documents

Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Prevention Guideline | Infection Control | CDC

WOUND INFECTION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE (International Wound Infection Institute Consensus Document)