International Societies for (Hospital)Hygiene and Infection prevention
Europe
International societies
- European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
- Hospital in Europe Link for Infection Control through Surveillance (HELICS)
- European network to promote infection prevention for patient safety
National Societies ordered by country
- Bulgaria
Bulgarian Association for Prevention and Infection Control - Denmark
Den Danske Klub for Centralsterilisering og Sygehushygiejne (DKCS)
National Center for Antimicrobials and Infection Control - Germany
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Krankenhaushygiene (DGKH)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie (DGHM)
Gesellschaft für Hygiene, Umweltmedizin und Präventivmedizin (GHUP)
Vereinigung der Hygiene-Fachkräfte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland e. V. (VHD)
Robert-Koch-Institut (RKI)
Verbund für Angewandte Hygiene e.V. (VAH) - France
Société Francaise d´Hygiène Hospitalière (SFHH) - Greece
Hellenic Association for the Control of Nosocomial Infections and Healthcare Quality Assurance - Irland
Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) - Italy
Società Italiana Multidisciplinare per la Prevenzione delle Infezioni nelle Organizzazioni Sanitarie (SIMPIOS) - Netherlands
Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu
Dutch Workingparty on Infection Prevention (WIP)
Vereniging voor Hygiëne & Infectiepreventie in de Gezondheidszorg (VHIG)
Prevention of Nosocomial Infections by Surveillance (PREZIES) - Austria
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Hygiene, Mikrobiologie und Präventivmedizin (OEGHMP) - Sweden
Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (SMI) - Slowakia
Slovak Society for Nosocomial Infections Prevention (SPNN) - UK
Infection Control Nurses Association (ICNA)
Hospital Infection Society (HIS)
Department of Health
Royal College of Nursing
Outside the EU
- Australiabr> Australian Infection Control Association Inc (AICA)
- China
Chinese Infection Control Organisation (CNICA) - Canada
Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Canadian Association for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Community and Hospital Infection Control Association (CHICA) - USA
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (NNIS)
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) - other
Baltic Network for Infection Control and Containment of Antibiotic Resistance (BALTICCARE)
International Organizations
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