Reference Library
Glossary of Infection Control / Antiseptic Terminology
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Aplicare Product Video
Aplicare Advantage® Dressing Change System™ Product Video (15.3 Mb)
Aplicare Product Literature
ExCelAP® Product Brochure (611 Kb)
ExCelAP® Technical Bulletin (207 Kb)
Aplicare Advantage® Dressing Change System™ Product Brochure (536 Kb)
Aplicare Advantage® Dressing Change System™ Fold Out Mockup Product Brochure (247 Kb)
Povidone-Iodine Prep Spray Product Brochure (160 Kb)
Products for Antiseptic Skin Prepping Product Brochure (241 Kb)
2% and 4% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Antimicrobial Skin Cleansers - Technical Data Sheet (96 Kb)
Plasma and Donor Site Preparation Products Product Brochure (204 Kb)
Journal Articles
Combination Povidone-Iodine and Alcohol Formulations More Effective, More Convenient Versus Formulations Containing Either Iodine or Alcohol Alone published in the Sep/Oct 2005 issue of the Journal of Infusion Nursing (Vol. 28, No. 5, pp. 314-319).
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Comparison of the Safety and Efficacy of Two Topical Antiseptic Products: Chlorhexidine Gluconate + Isopropyl Alcohol and Povidone-Iodine + Isopropyl Alcohol published in the Fall 2007 issue of the Journal of the Association for Vascular Access (JAVA Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 156-163).
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PowerPoint® Presentations of Aplicare Products
ExCelAP® for blood centers – 14 minutes; 8.5 Mb (Handout referenced in PPT; 200 Kb)
ExCelAP® for catheter access site preparation and maintenance – 11 minutes; 9.3 Mb (Handout referenced in PPT; 200 Kb)
Aplicare Advantage® Dressing Change System™ – 13 minutes; 8.9 Mb
FDA Monographs
Topical Antimicrobial Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use; Tentative Final Monograph for Health-Care Antiseptic Drug Products – 1994 (13.5 Mb)
Topical Antimicrobial Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use; Tentative Final Monograph for First Aid Antiseptic Drug Products; Proposed Rule – 1991 (2.9 Mb)
CDC Guidelines
Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection – 1999 ( 263 Kb)
Guideline for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections – 2002 (364 Kb)
Erratum - Guideline for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections – 2002 (91 Kb)
Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings – 2002 (402 Kb)
Guideline for Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Settings – 2006 (235 Kb)
Guideline for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings – 2003 (1.2 Mb)
Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities – 2003 (1.4 Mb)
Guideline for Infection Control in Health-Care Personnel – 1998 (459 Kb)
Professional Organizations
AACN (American Association of Critical-Care Nurses) – www.aacn.org
AABB (American Association of Blood Banks) – www.aabb.org
AARC (American Association for Respiratory Care – www.aarc.org
ANNA (American Nephrology Nurses’ Association) – www.annanurse.org
AORN (Association of periOperative Registered Nurses) – www.aorn.org
APIC (Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology) – www.apic.org
ASM (American Society for Microbiology) – www.asm.org
AST (Association of Surgical Technologists) – www.ast.org
AVA (Association for Vascular Access) - www.avainfo.org
IDSA (Infectious Diseases Society of America) – www.idsociety.org
IHI (Institute for Healthcare Improvement) – www.ihi.org
INS (Infusion Nurses Society) – www.ins1.org
NAHC (National Association for Home Care) – www.nahc.org
NANT (National Association of Nephrology Technicians) – www.dialysistech.org
NHIA (National Home Infusion Association) – www.nhianet.org
ONS (Oncology Nursing Society) – www.ons.org
SHEA (The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) – www.shea-online.org
AORN Recommended Practices
Recommended Practices for Surgical Hand Antisepsis – Hand Scrubs – 2004
Government Agencies
FDA (Food and Drug Administration) – www.fda.gov
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) – www.cdc.gov
National Institutes of Health – www.nih.gov
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research – www.fda.gov/cber
JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) – www.jcaho.com
OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) – www.osha.gov |