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Information about Medical Water Use

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Infection Control Guidelines
Prevention and Control of Dialysis Associated Infections
Renal Dialysis Units during a Boil Water Advisory
Foot Spa and Hot Tub Associated Infections
Guideline for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
Dental Offices During a Boil Water Advisory
Hospitals, Healthcare Facilities, and Nursing Homes during a Boil Water Advisory
Emergency Operations (includes safe use of tanker water, boil water alerts, etc)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Healthcare Infections and Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities [PDF - 48 pages]

World Health Organization (WHO)

Pathogenic mycobacteria in water: A guide to public health consequences, monitoring and management

United States Department of Health & Human Services

End Stage Renal Disease - Medicare and Medicaid Conditions For Coverage [PDF - 116 pages]

Other Resources

Dialysis Standards Collection (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation)

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Page last reviewed: October 11, 2016
Page last updated: October 11, 2016
Content source:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID),
  Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED)

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