Infection Prevention is complex. The APIC Text's Suggested Reading sections call out combinations of APIC Text Chapters relevant to specific settings and overarching infection prevention needs. 

Curated sections include Ambulatory Care, Long Term Care, Older Adult IP, Outbreak Preparedness and Response, Surgical IP, and Vaccination and IP. Review APIC Text Suggested Reading sections for chapters tailored to your needs and interests.

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Ambulatory Care

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• 1. Infection Prevention and Control Programs
• 4. Accrediting and Regulatory Agencies
• 10. General Principles of Epidemiology
• 11. Surveillance
• 12. Outbreak Investigations
• 18. Patient Safety
• 21. Risk Factors Facilitating Transmission of Infectious Agents
• 27. Hand Hygiene
• 28. Standard Precautions
• 31. Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization
• 40. Dialysis
• 49. Ambulatory Care
• 54. Dental Services
• 56. Endoscopy
• 61. Interventional Radiology
• 64. Ophthalmology Services
• 65. Ambulatory Surgery Centers
• 67. Rehabilitation Services
• 74. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• 102. Occupational Health
• 103. Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
• 105. Immunization of Healthcare Personnel
• 107. Minimizing Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids
• 108. Sterile Processing
• 109. Environmental Services
• 115. Waste Management
• 116. Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
• 117. Water Systems Issues and Prevention of Waterborne Infectious Diseases in Healthcare Facilities

Long Term Care

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• 1. Infection Prevention and Control Programs
• 4. Accrediting and Regulatory Agencies
• 10. General Principles of Epidemiology
• 11. Surveillance
• 12. Outbreak Investigations
• 21. Risk Factors Facilitating Transmission of Infectious Agents
• 27. Hand Hygiene
• 28. Standard Precautions
• 29. Isolation Precautions (Transmission-based Precautions)
• 31. Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization
• 33. Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
• 34. Urinary Tract Infection
• 35. Vascular Access Device-Associated Infections
• 37. Pneumonia
• 41. Older Adults
• 62. Long-Term Care
• 63. Long-Term Acute Care
• 67. Rehabilitation Services
• 68. Respiratory Care Services
• 73. Clostridioides difficile Infection and Pseudomembranous Colitis
• 74. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• 81. A: Diarrheal Diseases: Viral
• 81. B: Diarrheal Diseases: Bacterial
• 81. C: Diarrheal Diseases: Parasitic
• 84. Influenza
• 85. Foodborne Illnesses
• 102. Occupational Health
• 103. Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
• 105. Immunization of Healthcare Personnel
• 107. Minimizing Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids
• 109. Environmental Services
• 115. Waste Management
• 116. Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
• 117. Water Systems Issues and Prevention of Waterborne Infectious Diseases in Healthcare Facilities
• 124. Animals Visiting in Healthcare Facilities

Older Adult Infection Prevention

• 11. Surveillance
• 18. Patient Safety
• 21. Risk Factors Facilitating Transmission of Infectious Agents
• 23. The Immunocompromised Host
• 27. Hand Hygiene
• 28. Standard Precautions
• 29. Isolation Precautions (Transmission-based Precautions)
• 34. Urinary Tract Infection
• 35. Vascular Access Device-Associated Infections
• 36. Infections in Indwelling Medical Devices
• 37. Pneumonia
• 40. Dialysis
• 41. Older Adults
• 45. Infection Prevention in Oncology and other Immunocompromised Patients
• 48. Nutrition and Immune Function
• 57. Home Care
• 58. Hospice and Palliative Care
• 62. Long-Term Care
• 63. Long-Term Acute Care - 10/2/2014 - You do not have permission to view this object.
• 73. Clostridioides difficile Infection and Pseudomembranous Colitis
• 74. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• 81. A: Diarrheal Diseases: Viral
• 81. B: Diarrheal Diseases: Bacterial
• 81. C: Diarrheal Diseases: Parasitic
• 84. Influenza
• 92. Respiratory Syncytial Virus
• 94. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
• 104. Volunteers, Contract Workers, and Other Nonemployees Who Interact with Patients
• 124. Animals Visiting in Healthcare Facilities

Outbreak Preparedness and Response

• 21. Risk Factors Facilitating Transmission of Infectious Agents
• 29. Isolation Precautions (Transmission-based Precautions)
• 12. Outbreak Investigations
• 119. Public Health
• 121. Emergency Management
• 122. Infectious Disease Disasters: Bioterrorism, Emerging Infections, and Pandemics
• Review the APIC Text's Table of Contents for pathogen-specific Chapters such as  74. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19),  84. Influenza,  88. Measles, Mumps, Rubella and more

Surgical Infection Prevention

• 11. Surveillance
• 18. Patient Safety
• 26. Antimicrobials and Resistance
• 27. Hand Hygiene
• 30. Aseptic Technique
• 31. Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization
• 35. Vascular Access Device-Associated Infections
• 36. Infections in Indwelling Medical Devices
• 38. Surgical Site Infection
• 46. Solid Organ Transplantation
• 51. Cardiac Catheterization and Electrophysiology
• 56. Endoscopy
• 61. Interventional Radiology
• 65. Ambulatory Surgery Centers
• 69. Surgical Services
• 75. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Other Prion Diseases
• 76. Central Nervous System Infection
• 95. Staphylococci
• 96. Streptococci
• 107. Minimizing Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids
• 108. Sterile Processing

Vaccination and Infection Prevention

• 5. Infection Prevention and Behavioral Interventions
• 37. Pneumonia
• 72. Bordetella pertussis
• 74. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• 84. Influenza
• 89. Neisseria meningitidis
• 88. Measles, Mumps, Rubella
• 92. Respiratory Syncytial Virus
• 96. Streptococci
• 99. Viral Hepatitis
• 105. Immunization of Healthcare Personnel
• 119. Public Health
• 120. Travel Health