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AFI 44-108 — Infection Prevention and Control Program

AFI 44-108 is listed as current Current
in the AF e-Publishing catalog as of our last index refresh (2026-08-23). Status is mirrored from that catalog, re-checked weekly — every change is logged. Note: its publication date is 2019-06-05 — 7.2 years old — so check for newer interim changes before citing it.
BranchU.S. Air Force
SeriesAFI
Publication date2019-06-05 (7.2 years ago)
StatusCurrent
Proponent / OPRAF/SG
Source of recordAF e-Publishing

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What this publication covers

This publication provides instruction and guidance, to help achieve and mainta in an effective IPCP while embracing a culture of “Trusted Care” (the Air Force Medical Service’s brand for practicing High Reliability principles).

What changed in this edition

This document has been substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. Major changes include: The elimination of redundancies found throughout the publication; the inclus ion of nationally recognized guidelines found in Attachment 1; the merging of Chapter 6 and Chapter 7 into one chapter; addition of a new chapter on reprocessing reusable medical devices; the deletion of Attachments 2, 4, 5, and 6; and the renaming of Chapters 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7

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If AFI 44-108 changes, who else is affected

Functional communityPublicationsWhich ones
Safety1DAFMAN 91-203
Security Forces1AFI 31-118
Services1DAFI 34-101

3 publications in 3 other communities depend on this one, which Medical owns. Each community inspects its own publications; a dependency that crosses communities is owned by nobody, which is why this list normally does not exist anywhere. Built from the publications' own citations, so it reflects what we have read.

Publications that cite AFI 44-108

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