Resource Center

To help prevent infections in dialysis patients and increase the use of proven practices that cut infection rates in half, the Making Dialysis Safer for Patients Coalition has created the posters, checklists and fact sheets for use in provider’s offices, dialysis clinics, training sessions, and work areas.

To order free copies of these materials, please visit CDC-INFO on Demand or click on the links below.

A complete list of resources are below:

Resource Center Table
Materials	Pub ID
Preventing Bloodstream Infections in Outpatient Hemodialysis Patients: Best Practices for Dialysis Staff	221580
Put Together the Pieces to Prevent Infections in Dialysis Patients – Poster pdf icon[PDF – 534 KB]	221579
Put Together the Pieces to Prevent Infections in Dialysis Patients – Spanish Poster pdf icon[PDF – 497 KB]	300037
Hemodialysis Central Venous Catheter Scrub-the-Hub Protocol pdf icon[PDF – 205 KB]	300038
Environmental Surface Disinfection in Dialysis Facilities: Notes for Clinical Manager pdf icon[PDF – 402 KB]	300039
Days Since Infection Poster – 8.5 x 11 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]	300199
Days Since Infection Poster – 11 x 17 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]	300200
Days Since Infection Poster – 8.5 x 11 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page] (Spanish)	300458
Days Since Infection Poster – 11 x 17 (Print Only) pdf icon[PDF – 1 page] (Spanish)	300459
CD – Complete Set of BSI Prevention Tools	222379
6 Tips to prevent dialysis infection pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB] (English)	221578
6 Tips to prevent dialysis infection pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB] (Spanish)	221682
Patient Conversation Starterpdf icon	300043
Hand Hygiene Audit Tool pdf icon[PDF – 185 KB] (One Tear pad with 50 sheets)	222398
AV Fistula & Graft Cannulation and Decannulation Audit Tool pdf icon[PDF – 189 KB] (One Tear pad with 50 sheets)	222397
Asteriovenous Fistula & Graft Cannulation Checklist pdf icon[PDF – 106 KB] (One laminated sheet)	222387
Asteriovenous Fistula & Graft Decannulation Checklist pdf icon[PDF – 111 KB] (One laminated sheet)	222386
Catheter Connection and Disconnection Audit Tool pdf icon[PDF – 120 KB] (One Tear pad with 50 sheets)	222396
Hemodialysis Catheter Connection Checklist pdf icon[PDF -102 KB] (One laminated sheet)	222392
Hemodialysis Catheter Disconnection Checklist pdf icon[PDF – 109 KB] (One laminated sheet)	222391
Dialysis Station Routine Disinfection Audit Tool pdf icon[PDF – 274 KB] (One Tear pad with 50 sheets)	222395
Dialysis Station Routine Disinfection Checklist pdf icon[PDF – 105 KB] (One laminated sheet)	222390
Catheter Exit Site Care Audit Tool pdf icon[PDF – 122 KB] (One Tear pad with 50 sheets)	222394
Hemodialysis Catheter Exit Site Care Checklist pdf icon[PDF – 109 KB] (One laminated sheet)	222389
Injection Safety: Medication Preparation & Administration Audit Tool pdf icon[PDF – 273 KB] (One Tear pad with 50 sheets)	222393
Hemodialysis Injection Safety: Medication Preparation Checklist pdf icon[PDF – 77 KB] (One laminated sheet)	222388
Hemodialysis Injection Safety: Medication Administration Checklist pdf icon[PDF – 77 KB] (One laminated sheet)	300040

Web Resources and Social Media Messaging

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Dialysis Infection Prevention Tools

Copy the code below for CDC’s Dialysis Infection Prevention Tools

<a href="http://www.cdc.gov/dialysis/prevention-tools/index.html?s_cid=Ncezid-dhqp-dialysis-001" title="Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Dialysis Infection Prevention Tools."><img src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/ncezid/dialysis-IPT_171x120.jpg" style="width:170px; height:120px; border:0px;" alt="Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Dialysis Infection Prevention Tools." />

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Page last reviewed: November 2, 2017

Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)