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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms Guidelines

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HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last Reviewed: February 2017

Workgroups: Healthcare-Associated Infections Workgroup

This set of guidelines offers recommendations
to help all health care providers prevent infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). It categorizes the recommendations by type, including:

  • Administrative measures
  • Education and training of health care personnel
  • Systems for effective treatment of infections and correct use of antibiotics 
  • Surveillance
  • Infection control precautions
  • Environmental measures

Prevention and control of MDROs requires both the leadership of administrators and scientific leaders and a commitment of financial and human resources.

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Objectives related to this resource (2)

Reduce C. diff infections that people get in the hospital — HAI‑01
Target met or exceeded
Reduce MRSA bloodstream infections that people get in the hospital — HAI‑02
Improving

Suggested Citation

1.

Siegel, J., Rhinehart, E., Jackson, M., Chiarello, L., and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. (2006). Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings, 2006. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/mdro/index.html