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These guidelines are no longer valid and professionals are advised to use these recommendations with caution.
Presymptomatic, asymptomatic and post-symptomatic transmission of SARS-CoV-2: joint British Infection Association (BIA), Healthcare Infection Society (HIS), Infection Prevention Society (IPS) and Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) guidance
ARCHIVED - A WHO report (2024) on proposed terminology for pathogens that transmit through the air provided a new framework for describing how these pathogens can cause infections. The recommendations in this report are no longer valid. Since COVID-19 is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), we will not undertake the update for these guidelines.
SARS-CoV-2 routes of transmission and recommendations for preventing acquisition: joint British Infection Association (BIA), Healthcare Infection Society (HIS), Infection Prevention Society (IPS) and Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) guidance.
Guidance for the decontamination of intracavity medical devices: The report of a HIS working group [2018] (An update)
Expert guidance
These guidelines are more than five years old. These guidelines are being considered for an update.
Treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: report of BSAC/HIS/BIA Joint Working Party [2018]
These guidelines are more than five years old.
Surveillance of infection associated with external ventricular drains: proposed methodology and results from a pilot study [2017]
Expert methodology
A multi-disciplinary working group was established to agree definitions for EVD-associated meningitis/ventriculitis, and a surveillance system was piloted in four centres in the UK and Ireland.
This guidance is more than seven years old. Recommendations should not be used to guide clinical practice.
Decontamination of breast pump milk collection kits and related items at home and in hospital: guidance from a Joint Working Group of HIS and IPS [2016]
Describing best practice guidance for decontamination of breast pump milk collection kits and related items in hospital and at home.
