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This collection is a one-stop shop for guidelines or recommendations developed by CDC, CDC working in collaboration with other organizations or agencies, or by CDC federal advisory committees. These documents contain statements that include recommendations, strategies, and/or information that assists decision makers (such as healthcare providers, federal, state or private agencies, employers, public health officials, or the public) in choosing between alternative courses of action in specific situations. Ultimately, these documents are focused on providing actionable steps to address a specific issue of importance to publ... More ▼

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USPHS/IDSA Guidelines for the Prevention of Opportunistic Infections in Persons Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: An Overview. USPHS/IDSA Prevention of Opportunistic Infections Working Group

Corporate Author:

United States. Public Health Service.; Infectious Diseases Society of America.;

Published:

August 1995

Source:

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 1995; 21 Suppl 1:S12-31.

Description:

In May 1997, the Advisory Committee for HIV and STD Prevention (ACHSP) reviewed data on the relation between curable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and the risk for sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ACHSP considered tha...

Status:

superseded

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[HTML]
USPHS/IDSA Guidelines for the Prevention of Opportunistic Infections in Persons Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: introduction. USPHS/IDSA Prevention of Opportunistic Infections Working Group

Corporate Author:

United States. Public Health Service.; Infectious Diseases Society of America.;

Published:

August 1995

Source:

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 1995; 21 Suppl 1:S1-11.

Description:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed guidelines for determining HIV seroprevalence among patients seeking medical care at acute-care hospitals. The guidelines enable hospital staff members to perform a simple, rapid, and inexp...

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superseded

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[HTML]
Provisional CDC guidelines for the use and safety monitoring of bedaquiline fumarate (Sirturo) for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Personal Author:

Mase, Sundari; Chorba, Terence; LoBue, Philip; Castro, Kenneth G.;

Corporate Author:

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.

Published:

October 25, 2013

Series:

MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports ; v. 62, no. RR-9

Description:

This report provides provisional CDC guidelines for FDA-approved and unapproved, or off-label, uses of bedaquiline in certain populations, such as children, pregnant women, or persons with extrapulmonary MDR TB who were not included in the clinical t...

Status:

current

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[PDF - 420.66 KB]
Update: adverse event data and revised American Thoracic Society/CDC recommendations against the use of rifampin and pyrazinamide for treatment of latent tuberculosis infection--United States, 2003

Published:

August 8, 2003

Source:

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report. 2003; 52(31):735-9.

Description:

A previously published report provided guidelines for managing the pharmacologic interactions that can result when patients receive protease inhibitors and nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) for treatment of human immunodeficienc...

Status:

current

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[PDF - 587.17 KB]
Screening and brief intervention (SBI) for unhealthy alcohol use : a step-by-step implementation guide for trauma centers

Personal Author:

Higgins-Biddle, John; Hungerford, Dan; Cates-Wessel, Kathryn.;

Corporate Author:

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (U.S.). Division of Injury Response/

Published:

2009

Description:

This Guide is intended to help Level I and II Trauma Centers plan, implement, and continually improve the new Committee on Trauma (COT) alcohol-screening and brief intervention requirements. Much of the Guide relates to patient alcohol use and to the...

Status:

current

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[PDF - 23.13 MB]
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome--United States: updated recommendations for risk reduction. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Corporate Author:

National Center for Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases.

Published:

July 26, 2002

Source:

MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports / Centers for Disease Control. 2002; 51(RR-9):1-12.

Series:

MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports ; v. 42, no. 11

Description:

This report provides updated recommendations for prevention and control of hantavirus infections associated with rodents in the United States. It supersedes the previous report (CDC. Hantavirus infection--southwestern United States: interim recommend...

Status:

current

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[PDF - 7.05 MB]
Recommendations for HIV prevention with adults and adolescents with HIV in the United States, 2014 : Summary for health departments and HIV planning groups

Corporate Author:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); United States. Health Resources and Services Administration.; National Institutes of Health (U.S.); American Academy of HIV Medicine.; Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.; International Association of Providers of AIDS Care.; National Minority AIDS Council.; Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services.; National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention.;

Published:

December 11, 2014 (amended December 30, 2016)

Description:

The December 11, 2014, version of Recommendations for HIV Prevention with Adults and Adolescents with HIV in the United States, 2014, and its companion summaries have been amended in December 2016 to correct errata, outdated or broken hyperlinks, and...

Status:

current

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[PDF - 2.77 MB]
Guidelines for treatment of malaria in the United States

Corporate Author:

Center for Global Health (U.S.); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.);

Published:

July 1, 2013

Description:

(Based on drugs currently available for use in the United States – updated July 1, 2013)

Status:

current

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[PDF - 64.12 KB]
Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional and Detention Facilities: Recommendations from CDC. Endorsed by the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis, the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, and the American Correctional Association

Source:

MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports / Centers for Disease Control. 2006; 55(RR-9):1-44.

Description:

On May 2, 2005, a new in vitro test, QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT-G, Cellestis Limited, Carnegie, Victoria, Australia), received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an aid for diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. This...

Status:

current

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[PDF - 588.60 KB]
Intimate partner violence surveillance : uniform definitions and recommended data elements. Version 1.0

Personal Author:

Saltzman, Linda E.; Fanslow, Janet L.; McMahon, Pamela M.; Shelley, Gene A.;

Corporate Author:

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (U.S.). Division of Violence Prevention.

Published:

1999; 2002 – second printing (with revision)

Description:

Intimate Partner Violence Surveillance: Uniform Definitions and Recommended Data Elements, Version 1.0 is intended for voluntary use by individuals and organizations interested in gathering surveillance data on intimate partner violence (IPV). The do...

Status:

current

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[PDF - 403.66 KB]
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Use of anthrax vaccine in response to terrorism : supplemental recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

Corporate Author:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); United States. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.;

Published:

December 4, 2002

Source:

JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association. 2002; 288(21):2681-2.

Status:

superseded

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[PDF - 79.88 KB]
Clarifications to the VSP 2011 operations manual. December 2013 revision

Corporate Author:

Vessel Sanitation Program (U.S.); National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.);

Published:

Decmber 2013

Description:

The following item numbers are being clarified in response to industry questions. Text from the VSP 2011 Operations Manual is printed first, then the clarification.

Status:

current

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[PDF - 520.00 KB]
Using health data to highlight milestones : a cookbook for non-profit program managers

Corporate Author:

National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). Division of Environmental and Emergency Health Services. Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.

Published:

10/16/12

Description:

Using Health Data to Highlight Milestones: A Cookbook for Non-profit Program Managers was developed in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Branch, the Atlanta Regional Commission, the C...

Status:

current

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[PDF - 1.75 MB]
U.S. Public Health Service Recommendations for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Counseling and Voluntary Testing for Pregnant Women

Source:

MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports / Centers for Disease Control. 1995; 44(RR-7):1-15.

Description:

These recommendations update previous recommendations regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counseling and testing of patients in acute-care hospital settings (1). The revision was prompted by additional information regarding both the rates at...

Status:

superseded

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[PDF - 232.21 KB]
Revised recommended chloroform standard

Corporate Author:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Published:

1979

Description:

Chloroform shall be controlled in the workplace so that the concentration of chloroform is not greater than 2 ppm (9.78 mg/m3) of breathing zone air in a 45 liter air sample taken over a period not to exceed 1 hour in duration.

Status:

current

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[PDF - 228.56 KB]
Planning for an emergency : strategies for identifying and engaging at-risk groups : a guidance document for emergency managers

Corporate Author:

National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects. Health Studies Branch.; United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Geospatial Research, Analysis & Services Program.;

Published:

2015

Description:

Research by the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that emergency managers would benefit from more information on how to identify at-risk groups within their communities. ...

Status:

current

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[PDF - 12.21 MB]
Data security and confidentiality guidelines for HIV, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted disease, and tuberculosis programs; standards to facilitate sharing and use of surveillance data for public health action

Corporate Author:

NCHHSTP Surveillance Work Group; National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.);

Published:

2011

Description:

This report was prepared by Security and Confidentiality Guidelines Subgroup of CDC's NCHHSTP Surveillance Work Group. : "This document recommends standards for all NCHHSTP programs that, when adopted, will facilitate the secure collection, storage, ...

Status:

current

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[PDF - 34.42 MB]