Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention and Control (HAI) Acronyms

C. auris

Candida auris

CAUTI

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection

CDI (or C.diff)

Clostridium difficile infection

CLABSI

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection

COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2

CRAB

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

CRE

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae

CRPA

Carbapenem Resistant Psuedomonas aeruginosa

MRSA

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

MDRO

Multidrug resistant organism

NHSN

National Healthcare Safety Network

SSI

Surgical Site Infection