RSV
The Nebraska Infection Control Assessment and Promotion Program (ICAP) team is committed to supporting many different healthcare providers in their infection control needs. We are happy to provide resources that are tailored to the 2023-2024 RSV season.
The following resources have been collected to help support healthcare facilities in providing the most up to date and accurate information regarding RSV.
If your facility has questions relating to a current outbreak, please call our team at (402)552-2881 to be connected with an experienced Infection Preventionist.
RSV Resources
CDC
- CDC HAN | Increased Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Activity in Parts of the Southeastern United States: New Prevention Tools Available to Protect Patients 2023
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV) Home Page
- RSV Symptoms and Care
- Information on Infants and Young Children
- RSV Transmission
- RSV for Healthcare Providers
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Respiratory Virus Resources
Resource Glossary:
- AAMI: Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
- AST: Association of Surgical Technologists
- AHA: American Hospital Association
- AIUM: Association for Medical Ultrasound
- AMDA: The Society for Post Acute and Long Term Care Medicine
- AOHP: Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare
- AORN: Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
- APIC: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
- ASHRAE: American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
- CAUTI: Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection
- CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CDI: Clostridioides difficile Infection
- CLABSI: Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection
- CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
- FDA: Food and Drug Administration
- HAI: Hospital Acquired Infection
- HAN: Health Alert Network
- HICPAC: Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
- IAC: Immunization Action Coalition
- MDRO: Multi Drug Resistant Organism
- Ne ASAP: Nebraska Antimicrobial Stewardship Assessment and Promotion Program
- Ne DHHS: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
- Ne ICAP: Nebraska Infection Control Assessment and Promotion Program
- NETEC: National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center
- NIOSH: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
- OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- PPE: Personal Protective Equipment
- SHEA: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
- SSI: Surgical Site Infection
- TJC: The Joint Commission
- TMF: TMF Health Quality Institute
- VAE: Ventilator Associated Event
- WHO: World Health Organization
