The MCDH Communicable & Reportable Disease Program must be notified of any illness outbreaks at (815) 334-4500.

Outbreak Management

• Infection Control Resources for Long Term Care Facilities
• How to identify an acute gastroenteritis (AGE) outbreak in your facility
• How to identify an influenza like illness (ILI) outbreak in your facility
• PREPARING A LINE LIST DURING AN OUTBREAK
  • Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreak
    • Resident AGE Line List
    • Staff AGE Line List
  • Influenza Outbreak
    • Resident ILI Line List
    • Staff ILI Line List

Gastroenteric Illnesses

• The Epidemiology of Foodborne Diseases
• IDPH AGE Guidelines
• MCDH AGE Guidelines
• Norovirus
  • Norovirus-Key Facts

Influenza

• CDC  Interim Influenza Guidelines

Multi Drug Resistant Organisms (MDROs)

• IDPH XDRO Registry  
• Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms (Presentation Slides)
• Clostridium difficile        
  • 2013 C-Diff APIC Guidelines
• Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
  • CRE Tool Kit