Emerg Infect DiseidEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-6059Centers for Disease Control112947202631726Research ArticleHospital infection control in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.DykewiczC. A.cad3@cdc.govCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.Mar-Apr200172263267

Guidelines for Preventing Opportunistic Infections Among Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients contains a section on hospital infection control including evidence-based recommendations regarding ventilation, construction, equipment, plants, play areas and toys, health-care workers, visitors, patient skin and oral care, catheter-related infections, drug-resistant organisms, and specific nosocomial infections. These guidelines are intended to reduce the number and severity of hospital infections in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.