Infectious Disease Information For Residential And Healthcare Facilities
What you must do
- Report cases of infectious diseases of interest to the Department of Health
- Clusters of noro-like illness in healthcare facilities and other congregate settings must be reported to the Division of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology (401-222-2577).
Resources
- Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: Guidance for Control of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae 2012
- Clostridium difficile: Guidelines for the Management of Clostridium difficile in Rhode Island Long-Term-Care Facilities
- Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms In Healthcare Settings, 2006
- Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA): Guidelines for the Management of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Rhode Island Long-Term-Care Facilities