Investigation/Reporting Thresholds and Outbreak Definitions for COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings
CORHA and CSTE investigation/reporting thresholds are based upon the experience of facilities and public health jurisdictions during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the most recent...… Read More »
Nontuberculous mycobacteria: Recommended Practices for Healthcare Outbreak Response
CORHA’s recommendations outlines the thresholds and outbreak definition of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM), mycobacteria other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis or M. leprae. Contents include recommended practices for healthcare outbreak response from outbreak...… Read More »
CORHA Potential Medical Product-Related Infection/Outbreak: Assessment Questions
This document is intended to help establish a more systematic and consistent approach to assessing a medical product-related healthcare outbreak and response activities. This document presents information and questions...… Read More »
CORHA Proposed Investigation/Reporting Thresholds and Outbreak Definition for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
The thresholds and outbreak definition presented below are based on available scientific resources and expert opinion and intended only as guidance; states and localities may have their own outbreak...… Read More »
How CORHA is Developing Standards on Notification and Disclosure of Clusters and Outbreaks – SHEA 2019 Presentation Slides
This presentation given at the 2019 Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Meeting, highlights the history of HAI outbreak reporting, notification and disclosure, ethical principles related to this...… Read More »