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Selected evidence-based infectious disease guidelines for use in healthcare and public health settings. The listings are not encyclopedic; they include only those guidelines that NCID feels are of particular need or are often requested.

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2004

Responding to Detection of Aerosolized Bacillus anthracis by Autonomous Detection Systems in the Workplace
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. June 4, 2004; 53(RR-07):1-12
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2003

Managing Acute Gastroenteritis
Among Children: Oral Rehydration, Maintenance, and Nutritional Therapy

MMWR Recommendations and Reports. November 21, 2003; 52(RR-16):1-16
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Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities
Recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. June 6, 2003; 52(RR-10):1-42
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Appendix: Water Sampling Strategies and Culture Techniques for Detecting Legionellae

Prevention and Control of Influenza
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. April 25, 2003; 52(RR-08):1-36
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Recommendations for Using Smallpox Vaccine in a Pre-Event Vaccination Program
Supplemental Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. April 4, 2003; 52(RR-07):1-16
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Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2003: National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc. (NASPHV)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. March 21, 2003; 52(RR-05):1-8
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Smallpox Vaccination and Adverse Reactions: Guidance for Clinicians
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. February 21, 2003; 52(RR-04):1-28
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Guidelines for Laboratory Testing and Result Reporting of Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. February 7, 2003; 52(RR-03):1-16
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2002
Recommendations for Prevention of and Therapy for Exposure to B Virus (Cercopithecine Herpesvirus 1)
Clin Infect Dis. November 15, 2002; 35:1191-1203.
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Yellow Fever Vaccine Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2002
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. November 8, 2002; 51(RR-17):1-10
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Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings
Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force
MMWR Recommendations and Reports.
October 25, 2002;51(RR-16):1-44
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Screening Tests To Detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections --- 2002
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. October 18, 2002;51(RR-15):1-27.
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Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease: Revised Guidelines from CDC
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. August 16, 2002;51(RR-11):1-22.
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Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. August 9, 2002;51(RR-10):1-26.
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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome --- United States: Updated Recommendations for Risk Reduction
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. July 26, 2002;51(RR-09):1-12.
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Guidelines for Veterinarians: Prevention of Zoonotic Transmission of Ascarids and Hookworms of Dogs and Cats
Division of Parasitic Diseases. July 12, 2002.
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Guidelines for Preventing Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Infected Persons --- 2002
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. June 14, 2002;51(RR-08):1-46.
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Prevention and Control of Influenza Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. April 12, 2002;51(RR-03):1-31.
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Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2002.
National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc. (NASPHV)

2001

Notice to Readers: Interim Recommendations for Protecting Workers from Exposure to Bacillus anthracis in Work Sites in which Mail is Handled or Processed
MMWR. November 02, 2001;50(43):961.
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Notice to Readers: Updated Recommendations for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Among Asymptomatic Pregnant Women After Exposure to Bacillus anthracis
MMWR. November 02, 2001;50(43):960.
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Update: Investigation of Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax and Interim Guidelines for Clinical Evaluation of Persons with Possible Anthrax
MMWR. November 02, 2001;50(43):941-8.
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Update: Investigation of Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax and Interim Guidelines for Exposure Management and Antimicrobial Therapy, October 2001
MMWR. October 26, 2001;50(42):909-919.
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U.S. Public Health Service Guideline on Infectious Disease Issues in Xenotransplantation
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. August 24, 2001. 50(RR-15):1-46.
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Vaccinia (Smallpox) Vaccine. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2001
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. June 22, 2001;50(RR-10);1-25.
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Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2001 National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc.
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. May 25, 2001;50(RR-08):1-9.
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Recommendations for Preventing Transmission of Infections Among Chronic Hemodialysis Patients
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. April 27, 2001;50(RR-05):1-43.
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Notice to Readers: Responding to Fecal Accidents in Disinfected Swimming Venues
MMWR. May 25, 2001;50(20):416-417.
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Prevention and Control of Influenza
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. April 20, 2001;50(RR-4);1-46.
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Principles of Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Acute Pharyngitis in Adults: Background
Ann Intern Med. March 2001;134(6):509-517.
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Principles of Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Acute Rhinosinusitis in Adults: Background
Ann Intern Med. March 2001;134(6):498-505.
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Principles of Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Treatment of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Adults: Background, Specific Aims, and Methods
Ann Intern Med. March 2001;134(6):479-486.
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Principles of Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Treatment of Nonspecific Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Adults: Background
Ann Intern Med. March 2001;134(6):490-494.
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Principles of Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Treatment of Uncomplicated Acute Bronchitis: Background
Ann Intern Med. March 2001;134(6): 521-529.
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Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illnesses: A Primer for Physicians
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. January 26, 2001;50(RR-02):1-69.
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Practice Guidelines for the Management of Infectious Diarrhea
Clin Infect Dis. January 2001;32:331-351.
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2000

Notice to Readers: Availability and Use of Parenteral Quinidine Gluconate for Severe or Complicated Malaria
MMWR. December 22, 2000;49:1138-1140.
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Use of Anthrax Vaccine in the United States. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. December 15, 2000; 49(RR-15);1-20.
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Guidelines for Preventing Opportunistic Infections Among Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
Recommendations of CDC, the Infectious Disease Society of America, and the American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. October 20, 2000;49(RR-10):1-128.
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Practice Guidelines for the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults
Clin Infect Dis. August 2000;31:347-382.
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Prevention and Control of Meningococcal Disease
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

MMWR Recommendations and Reports. June 30, 2000;49(RR-07);1-10.
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Meningococcal Disease and College Students. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. June 30, 2000;49(RR-07);11-20.
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Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Era of Pneumococcal Resistance: A Report from the Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Therapeutic Working Group.
Arch Intern Med. 2000 (May 22);160(10):1399-1408.
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Preventing Congenital Toxoplasmosis
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. March 31, 2000;49(RR-2):57-75.
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Guidelines for Confirmation of Foodborne-Disease Outbreaks
In Surveillance for Foodborne-Disease Outbreaks --- United States, 1993--1997, CDC Surveillance Summaries (MMWR), Appendix B. March 17, 2000;49(SS-01):54-62.
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1999

Epidemic/Epizootic West Nile Virus in the United States: Guidelines for Surveillance, Prevention, and Control
Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases. November 8-9, 1999.
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Prevention of Hepatitis A Through Active or Passive Immunization: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. October 01, 1999;48(RR-12);1-37.
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1999 USPHS/IDSA Guidelines for the Prevention of Opportunistic Infections in Persons Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. August 20, 1999;48(RR-10):1-59.
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Preliminary Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Influenza-Like Illness Among Passengers and Crew Members on Cruise Ships
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (formerly Division of Quarantine). August 1999.
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Prevention of Varicella Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. May 28, 1999; 48(RR-06);1-5
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Malaria Surveillance—United States, 1995
MMWR Surveillance Summaries. February 26, 1999;48(SS-1):1-21.
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Acute Otitis Media - Management and Surveillance in an Era of Pneumococcal Resistance: A Report from the Drug-Resistant Streptococcus Pneumoniae Therapeutic Working Group (DRSPTWG).
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1999 Jan;18(1):1-9. Limited access; journal subscribers only. PIDJ homepage

Human Rabies Prevention - United States, 1999 Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. January 8, 1999;48(RR-1);1-21.
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1998

Measles, Mumps, and Rubella -- Vaccine Use and Strategies for Elimination of Measles, Rubella, and Congenital Rubella Syndrome and Control of Mumps: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. May 22, 1998; 47(RR-08);1-57
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Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection and HCV-Related Chronic Disease
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. October 16, 1998;47(RR-19):1-39.
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Technical Instructions for Medical Examination of Aliens
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine. March 1998.

1998 Guidelines for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. January 23, 1998;47(RR-1):1-118.
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Acute Sinusitis - Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents.
In Pediatrics supplement, Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents for Pediatric Upper Respiratory Tract Infections. Pediatrics 1998;(January);101(1, suppl.):174-7.
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Common Cold - Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents, The.
In Pediatrics supplement, Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents for Pediatric Upper Respiratory Tract Infections. Pediatrics 1998;(January) ;101(1, suppl.):181-4.
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Cough Illness/Bronchitis - Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents.
In Pediatrics supplement, Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents for Pediatric Upper Respiratory Tract Infections. Pediatrics 1998;(January) ;101(1, suppl.):178-81.
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Otitis Media - Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents.
In Pediatrics supplement, Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents for Pediatric Upper Respiratory Tract Infections. Pediatrics 1998 (January) ;101(1, suppl.):165-71.
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Pharyngitis - Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents.
In Pediatrics supplement, Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents for Pediatric Upper Respiratory Tract Infections. Pediatrics 1998 (January) ;101(1, suppl.):171-4.
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Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents for Pediatric Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
In Pediatrics supplement, Principles of Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents for Pediatric Upper Respiratory Tract Infections. Pediatrics 1998 (January) ;101(1, suppl.):163-165.
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Botulism in the United States, 1899-1996: Handbook for Epidemiologists, Clinicians, and Laboratory Workers
From the Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases. 1998.
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1997

Immunization of Health-Care Workers: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. December 26, 1997;46(RR-18);1-42.
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Interim Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Staphylococcal Infection Associated with Reduced Susceptibility to Vancomycin
MMWR. July 11, 1997;46:626-628,635.
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Pertussis Vaccination: Use of Acellular Pertussis Vaccines Among Infants and Young Children Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. March 28, 1997; 46(RR-07);1-25
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Control and Prevention of Meningococcal Disease: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. February 14, 1997;46(RR-05);1-51.
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Control and Prevention of Serogroup C Meningococcal Disease: Evaluation and Management of Suspected Outbreaks: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. February 14, 1997;46(RR-05);13-21.
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1996

Prevention of Plague: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. December 13, 1996;45(RR-14);1-15.
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Prevention of Varicella: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. July 12, 1996; 45(RR-11);1-25
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The Role of BCG Vaccine in the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in the United States A Joint Statement by the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. April 26, 1996;45(RR-04);1-18.
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1995

Recommendations for Preventing the Spread of Vancomycin Resistance
Recommendations of the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) MMWR Recommendations and Reports. September 22, 1995;44(RR-12):1-13.
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1993

Guidelines for Arbovirus Surveillance Programs in the United States
Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases. April 1993
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Inactivated Japanese Encephalitis Virus Vaccine Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. January 8, 1993;42(RR-01):1-15.
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1991

Hepatitis B Virus: A Comprehensive Strategy for Eliminating Transmission in the United States Through Universal Childhood Vaccination: Recommendations of the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. November 22, 1991;40(RR-13);1-19.

Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis: Recommendations for Vaccine Use and Other Preventive Measures Recommendations of the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP)
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. August 08, 1991; 40(RR-10);1-28

Public Health Service Inter-Agency Guidelines for Screening Donors of Blood, Plasma, Organs, Tissues, and Semen for Evidence of Hepatitis B and C
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. April 19, 1991;40(RR-04):1-17.

Haemophilus b Conjugate Vaccines for Prevention of Haemophilus influenzae Type b Disease Among Infants and Children Two Months of Age and Older Recommendations of the ACIP
MMWR Recommendations and Reports. January 11, 1991;40(RR-01);1-7.

1988

Recommendations of the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee Cholera Vaccine
MMWR. October 14, 1988; 37(40);617-618,623-624.

Guidelines Sources Outside NCID

MMWR Recommendations and Reports
From the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Additional immunization guidelines. From the CDC National Immunization Program.

HIV/AIDS: Recommendations and Guidelines
From the National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP)

Tuberculosis: Major TB Guidelines
From the CDC National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE)

National Guidelines Clearinghouse
Database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Site is outside CDC.Asterisk: site outside CDC. Read CDC statement.

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