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Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care
The following information is a guide of infection prevention recommendations for outpatient (ambulatory care) settings. The recommendations included in this document are not new but rather reflect existing evidence-based guidelines produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Readers are urged to consult the full guidelines for additional background, rationale and evidence behind each recommendation.
The following information is a guide of infection prevention recommendations for outpatient (ambulatory care) settings. The recommendations included in this document are not new but rather reflect existing evidence-based guidelines produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Readers are urged to consult the full guidelines for additional background, rationale and evidence behind each recommendation.