Archived Validation Documents

2015

• NHSN 2015 Toolkit and Guidance for External Validation [PDF – 4 MB]
  *To cite this document, use the following citation:
  U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Manual: NHSN 2015 Toolkit and Guidance for External Validation. Atlanta, GA: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases.

2010

• CDC/NHSN surveillance definition of health care-associated infection and criteria for specific types of infections in the acute care setting [PDF – 1 MB]