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 This publication was made possible thanks to funding and cooperation from the Infection Control Center, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, under Cooperative Agreement CDC-RFA-CK13-1301, “Building Capacity and Networks to Address Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Americas.” Our special thanks go to the Infection Control Program, Department of Patient Quality and Safety, Division of Human Stewardship and Development, Undersecretariat of Health Care Networks, Ministry of Health of Chile, for its technical support in the preparation of this document.

Prevención y control de infecciones asociadas a la atención de la salud. Recomendaciones Básicas

Hygiene; Hand; Hand Hygiene; Health Facilities; Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient; Personal Protective Equipment; Hepatitis B Virus; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; Enterococcus

Cat 1. Communicable Diseases; Cat 5. Preparedness, Surveillance, and Response

Pan American Health Organization. Prevention and control of healthcare–associated infections. Basic Recommendations. Washington, D.C.: PAHO; 2018.