Healthcare Professionals

In an effort to protect patients and healthcare personnel from transmission of the virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have issued interim guidance on recommended infection control practices in healthcare settings for the current outbreak.

• Clinical Guidance (CDC)
• Utah Clinical Guidance (pdf)

Considerations for Specific Patient Groups (CDC/WHO)

• Considerations Regarding Novel H1N1 Flu Virus in Obstetric Settings
• Pregnant Women and Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus: Considerations for Clinicians
• Messages for Pediatrician Clinics Caring for Children
• 10 Steps You Can Take: Planning and Response for Medical Offices and Outpatient Facilities
• Correctional and Detention Facilities
• Adults and adolescents infected with HIV
• Patients with cardiovascular disease
• WHO Patient Care Checklist

Antivirals Use Recommendations (CDC/FDA)

• Antiviral Use
• Infants and Young Children
• Tamiflu (oseltamivir) Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet
• Tamiflu Prescribing Information
• Tamiflu Emergency Dosing Recommendations for Treatment and Prophylaxis of Influenza in Pediatric Patients less than 1 year old
• Tamiflu Technical Review Document for H1N1 Influenza A
• Relenza (zanamivir) Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet
• Relenza Prescribing Information
• Dosing recommendations for treatment and chemoprophylaxis.
• Dosing recommendations for treatment and chemoprophylaxis of children under the age of 1 year.

Davis County and Utah Situation Updates

• Davis County Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Situation Report
• Utah Surveillance Update

Diagnostic Recommendations (CDC)

• Detection of Novel Influenza A Virus Using Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests
• Tissue submission for pathologic evaluation
• Swine influenza case definition
• Specimen collection, processing, and testing
• Laboratory biosafety

Infection Control Recommendations

• CDC – Infection control
• CDC – Mask and respirator use
• HICPAC – Care of Patients with Confirmed or Suspected H1N1 in Healthcare Settings
• IOM – Respiratory Protection for Healthcare Workers in the Workplace Against Novel H1N1 Influenza A
• SHEA – Position statement on Infection Control Precautions in Healthcare Facilities
• WHO – Infection control