1. Vaccinate.
2. Get the catheters out.
3. Target the pathogen.
4. Access the experts
5. Practice antimicrobial control.
6. Use local sensitivity data.
7. Treat infection, not contamination.
8. Treat infection, not colonization.
9. Know when to say "no" to Vanco.
10. Stop treatment when infection is cured or unlikely.
11. Isolate the pathogen.
12. Break the chain of contagion.
Source: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta
