[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56292-56293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22309]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Draft Guideline for Prevention of Healthcare-associated 
Pneumonia, 2003

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (DHHS).

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: This notice is a request for review of and comment on the 
Draft Guideline for Prevention of Healthcare-associated Pneumonia, 
2003, available on the CDC Web site at www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/pnguide.htm. The guideline has been developed for practitioners who 
provide care for patients and who are responsible for monitoring and

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preventing infections in healthcare settings. The guideline replaces 
the Guideline for Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonia, published in 
1994.

DATES: Comments on the Draft Guideline for Prevention of Healthcare-
associated Pneumonia, 2003, must be received in writing on or before 
October 18, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for copies of the Draft 
Guideline for Prevention of Healthcare-associated Pneumonia, 2003, 
should be submitted to the Resource Center, Attention: PNGuide, 
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC, Mailstop E-68, 1600 
Clifton Rd., NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; fax 404 498-1244; e-mail: 
[email protected]; or Internet: www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/pnguide.htm.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft Guideline for Prevention of 
Healthcare-associated Pneumonia, 2003, should be submitted to the 
Resource Center, Attention: PNGuide, Division of Healthcare Quality 
Promotion, CDC, Mailstop E-68, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 
30333; fax 404 498-1244; e-mail: [email protected]; or Internet: 
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/pnguide.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft Guideline for Prevention of 
Healthcare-associated Pneumonia, 2003, addresses the prevention and 
control of healthcare-associated bacterial pneumonia, especially 
ventilator-associated pneumonia; Legionnaire's disease; pertussis; 
invasive pulmonary aspergillosis; viral pneumonia; respiratory 
syncytial virus infection; parainfluenza; adenovirus infection; and 
influenza. Part I discusses the epidemiology, diagnosis, pathogenesis, 
modes of transmission, and prevention and control of the diseases 
listed above. Part II contains the consensus recommendations of the 
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) and 
addresses such issues as education of healthcare personnel regarding 
the prevention and control of healthcare-associated pneumonia and other 
lower respiratory tract diseases and measures to prevent person-to-
person transmission of each disease.
    HICPAC was established in 1991 to provide advice and guidance to 
the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health, DHHS; the 
Director, CDC; and the Director, National Center for Infectious 
Diseases, regarding the practice of infection control and strategies 
for surveillance, prevention, and control of healthcare-associated 
infections in U.S. healthcare facilities. The committee advises CDC on 
guidelines and other policy statements regarding prevention of 
healthcare-associated infections and related adverse events.

    Dated: August 27, 2002.
James D. Seligman,
Associate Director for Program Services, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-22309 Filed 8-30-02; 8:45 am]
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