​​Public Health Professional Resources​

C. auris Toolkit

• C. auris Toolkit - Public Health
• One-case C. auris Tier 2 Letter for Healthcare Facilities (Word)
  
• C. auris Toolkit - for Healthcare Facilities
  
• C. auris Specimen Collection Guidance and Supply Order Form
  
• C. auris Mass Testing Log
  

Invasive Group A Streptococcus (iGAS) Toolkit

• Summary of Key Changes to the Invasive GAS Toolkit 2023 (PDF)
  
• Normally Sterile Sites: Invasive Bacterial Diseases(PDF)
• Public Health Response to Invasive Group A Streptococcus 2023  (PDF)
  
• Investigation Algorithm for Invasive Group A Streptococcus (GAS) Infection in LTCF 2023 (PDF)
  
• Transmission-based Precautions for Group A Streptococcal infection in Long-term Care Facilities 2023 (PDF)
  
• Group A Strep Symptom Surveillance Log (for Facilities)(PDF)
• Handout for Healthcare Workers in Long-term Care Facilities (PDF)
  
• How to Collect a Throat Swab for Culture (PDF)
• How to Collect a Wound Culture (PDF)
  
• How to Collect an Ostomy Culture (PDF)
  
• Bacterial Throat Culture Shipping Guidance (PDF)
  
• Antibiotic Recommendations for Decolonization of Asymptomatic People with Group A Streptococcus 2023 (PDF)
  
• GAS Testing Log (Excel)
  
• Wound Care Observation Checklist for Infection Control (PDF)
  
• TRAIN PA Course: Overview of Group A Streptococcus (GAS) in LTC Facilities
• Group A Strep Line List Template (Epidemiology) (Excel)
  
• Specimen Collection, Management, and Transport for GAS Outbreaks (PDF)
  
• Bacterial Swab Collection Order Form (PDF)
  
• Letter Template: Invasive Group A Streptococcus (GAS) in LTCF - One Case (Word)
• Comprehensive Table of Changes to the Invasive GAS Toolkit 2023 (PDF)
  
• Invasive GAS Toolkit Transition Presentation 2023 (PDF)
  

Antimicrobial Resistance HAI Toolkit

• PA DOH Toolkit for Response to Antimicrobial-Resistant Organisms in Healthcare Facilities (PDF)​
• CDC Interim Guidance for a Public Health Response to Contain Novel or Targeted MDROs (PDF)
  
• CRE Investigations Part One (PDF)
  
• CRE Investigations Part Two (PDF)
• L​etter Template – One Case CPO Tier 3 Letter for LTCF (Word)
  

Colonization Screening Toolkit for Antimicrobial-Resistant Organisms

• Colonization Screening Toolkit for Antimicrobial-Resistant Organisms (PDF)
  
• Patient and Family Education: Screening Tests (PDF)
  
• Patient and Family Education: Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO) (PDF)