[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 56843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26393]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Draft Guideline for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-
Related Infections

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 the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related 
Infections, available on the following Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/publiccomments/.
    This document is for use by infection prevention staff, healthcare 
epidemiologists, healthcare administrators, nurses, other healthcare 
providers, and persons responsible for developing, implementing, and 
evaluating infection prevention and control programs for healthcare 
settings across the continuum of care. The guideline updates and 
expands the Guideline for the Prevention of Intravascular Device-
Related Infections published in 2002. These guidelines provide 
evidence-based recommendations for preventing intravascular catheter-
related infections.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 3, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft Guideline for the Prevention of 
Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections should be submitted by e-mail 
to [email protected] or by mail to CDC, Division of Healthcare Quality 
Promotion, Attn: Resource Center, 1600 Clifton Rd., NE., Mailstop A-31, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333; or by fax 404-639-4049.

    Dated: October 27, 2009.
Tanja Popovic,
Chief Science Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-26393 Filed 11-2-09; 8:45 am]
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