Manitoba Health

Infection Prevention and Control

This page provides current infection control guidelines, information, fact sheets and links related to infection control in acute and long term care settings and the community.The information reflects evidence-based best practices for infection prevention and control.

• Strategies and Guidelines
• Fact Sheets
• Links
• Forms

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Strategies and Guidelines

• Admission Screening Statement for MRSA and VRE for Acute Care Facilities and Surgical Centres
  January 2007
   
• Clostridium difficile-Associated Diseases (CDAD) Infection Control Guidelines
  see also:  Clostridium difficile-Associated Diseases (CDAD) Protocol
  Sept 2006
   
• Communicable Disease Management Protocol Manual
  March 2002
   
• Counseling Guidelines for Clients with Accidental Exposure to Blood or Bodily Fluids
  November 2004
   
• Diseases Reportable by Health Professionals (HP) and Laboratories (L) NEW
  August 2008
   
• Guidelines for Infection Prevention and Control in Endoscopy
  September 2000
   
• Guidelines for Tuberculin Screening of Health Care Workers
  Nov 2006
   
• Infection Control Guidelines for Community Shelters & Group Homes
  April 2005
   
• Infection Control Guidelines for Health Care Workers in the Community
  1998 (reprinted Sept 2003)
   
• Integrated Post-Exposure Protocol:  Guidelines for Managing Exposures to Blood/Bodily Fluids
  November 2003
   
• Manitoba Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (AROs)
  January 2007
   
• Protocol for Management of Suspected Anaphylactic Shock in Non-Hospital Settings
  August 2003

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Fact Sheets

• Information for Physicians on Invasive Group A Streptococcal Necrotizing Fasciitis, Necrotizing Myositis, and Toxic Shock Syndrome
  October 2000  
• What You Should Know About Ciprofloxacin (or Cipro)
  June 1998

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Links

• Monthly Summary of Communicable Diseases
• Community and Hospital Infection Control Association (CHICA) Canada
• Health Canada
• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
• World Health Organization

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Forms

• Adult Immunization Record Form [Health Professional access only]
• Communicable Disease Control Investigation Form
• Investigation Form for Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease (CDAD) [Health Professional access only]
• Outbreak Report
• Report of Communicable Diseases

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To reach staff and for general enquiries:

Communicable Disease Control (CDC) Branch Public Health Division Manitoba Health 4th Floor - 300 Carlton St. Winnipeg MB  R3B 3M9  CANADA Phone: (204) 788-6737 Fax: (204) 948-2040