Healthcare infection prevention and control guidelines

Guidelines to help prevent the spread of infection in healthcare settings. These guidelines were developed by the Public Health Agency of Canada with the support of the National Advisory Committee on Infection Prevention and Control (NAC-IPC).

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About healthcare-associated infections

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections that can spread during the provision of health care. HAIs are also known as nosocomial infections or hospital-acquired infections.

Implementing infection prevention and control guidelines can help prevent the spread of HAIs.

HAIs can spread from:

  • person to person (patients, healthcare workers and visitors)
  • environment (reusable patient care equipment, surfaces) to person

Healthcare infection prevention and control guidelines

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