Infection Control
The National Center for Infection Control (CEI) has advisory function to the Danish Health care system – hospitals, primary health care, and authorities. CEI makes national guidelines for infection control an prevention in collaboration with infection control experts and partners from the hole country.
Surveillance of healthcare-acquired infections: CEI participates in the national monitoring of hospital-acquired infections (HAIBA, in Danish).
CEI has made web-based interactive training materials on hand hygiene, hygiene in primary healthcare, and on prevention of cathether-associated urinary tract infections.
The hand hygiene program is translated into English:
Important information about hand hygiene! An interactive training material about hand hygiene.
CEI has previously evaluated chemical disinfectants for use in Danish healthcare. However, this has been stoped by 1. January 2025.
Read more
Guidance on Prevention the Spread of MRSA (Danish National Board of Health)
Go to the general Infection Control, our homepage pages (in Danish).

The National Center for Infection Control (CEI)
Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Prevention
T. +45 3268 3751
@. CEImail@ssi.dk
The phone is open:
09.00 – 15.00