Position statements provide information and opinions from our professional staff about various topics related to infection control. These position statements deal with common questions or issues.
The Position Statements currently available to the DICON members are:
- Changes in NHSN Surveillance Definitions and the APIC Toolkit for Public Reporting
- Definitions for Community-Acquired, Healthcare-Associated, and Hospital-Acquired/Nosocomial Infections
- DICON Statistics -- P-Values and Small Numbers Effect
- Three Key Measures of Surgical Infection Prevention (SIP) Project
- The Controversies and Use of Active Surveillance in Community Hospitals (as of 5-1-2008)
- The Management of Health Care Workers with a Prior History of a Positive Tuberculin Skin Test
- Update in Surveillance Methodology #1 -- Surgical Site Infection
- Update in Surveillance Methodology #2 -- Healthcare-Acquired (Nosocomial) Infections
- Risk of Pathogen Cross-Transmission with Surgical Marker Pens
- Pros and Cons of MRSA Pre-Operative Screening Strategies in Surgical Patients
- Update Definitions for Clinical Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI)
- Update on Surveillance Definitions: Addition of "Indeterminate" Source of Infection Label
- Graphing and Control Charts in DICON Surveillance Database: The "Why?" and the "How?"
- DICON Surveillance Methods: How to Interpret a G-Chart
- Optimal Selection of Site for Central Venous Catheters
- Should a urine culture or a urinalysis routinely be obtained at the time of hospital admission or prior to routine urinary catheterization to prevent reimbursement penalties for CA-UTI?
- Ultraviolet Light and Environmental Decontamination: A Primer and Perspective
- Optimal Selection of Site for Central Venous Catheters
- Should a urine culture or a urinalysis routinely be obtained at the time of hospital admission or prior to routine urinary catheterization to prevent reimbursement penalties for CA-UTI?
- Ultraviolet Light and Environmental Decontamination: A Primer and Perspective
- Potential Risks Associated with Platelet Rich Plasma Technology
- Tdap Vaccination for Healthcare Workers (HCW)
- What is the Preferred and Optimal Method to Diagnose Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)?
- Infection Prevention in Laboratories where Pacemakers and Implantable Cardiac Devices are Inserted in Patients
- Commentary: Safety and Infection Risk for Re-using Medicated Canisters between patients
- Legionella Outbreaks Associated with Decorative Fountains
- Vaginal Antisepsis Preparation Prior to Abdominal Hysterectomy Procedures
- Home versus Facility Laundering of Surgical Scrub Clothing: A Critical Appraisal and Recommendations
- Recommended Laboratory Methods to Detect Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in Community Hospitals
- DICON Commentary: Caring for patients with Suspected Ebola in Community Hosptials
- Isolation Precautions for Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Organisms - Updated 9/2014
- Updating Hospital Policies Related to Humidity Monitoring in the Operating Room
- Tips to Reduce Parental Nutrition Associated Candida spp. Bloodstream Infections
- Does treating asymptomatic bacteriuria prior to joint surgery reduce the risk of surgical site infections?
- DICON Commentary: Current controversy surrounding high-level disinfection of human papilloma virus (HPV)-contaminated medical devices
- Limiting Operating Room Traffic Likely Reduces the Risk of Surgical Site Infections
- Chlorohexidine Gluconate Skin Antisepsis and Potential for Allergic Reactions
- Disinfection of Surface Ultrasound Probes Used to Perform Percutaneous Procedures