Acronym	Definition
HICPAC	Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
HICPAC	Healthcare Infection Control Practice Advisory Committee (Atlanta, GA)

References in periodicals archive

The Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made several recommendations for the development of a comprehensive, institution-specific plan to detect, prevent, and control infection and colonization with VRE.[8] This plan involves the collaboration of infection control, pharmacy and therapeutics, microbiology, nursing, and housekeeping services; and the HICPAC recommendations form the basis for implementation of quality improvement programs and the provision of continuing education programs stressing an aggressive approach for all direct patient care providers.

Stopping the spread of vancomycin-resistant enterococci

In 1995, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) issued guidelines to prevent the spread of vancomycin resistance [5].

Vancomycin use in a Brazilian teaching hospital: comparison with the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee guidelines (HICPAC)

The Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) associated with the CDC anticipates that S.

An emerging superbug: Staphylococcus aureus becomes less susceptible to vancomycin

The Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee published guidelines for prudent use of vancomycin to combat increasing resistance to antimicrobial drugs.

Vancomycin and home health care

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