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421. Team Antibiotic Review Form | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/improve/team-review.html
     November 01, 2019 - Team Antibiotic Review Form Team Antibiotic Review Form  (DOCX) Completion Guide for Team … Antibiotic Review Form  (PDF)

422. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4i_pdi11-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
     May 17, 2016 - Administer timely and appropriate antibiotics preoperatively and postoperatively.3,4 Use appropriate … o Hair removal with clippers, depilatory, or no hair removal at all • Ensure that prophylactic antibiotics … are administered within 1 hour prior to surgical incision.3,4,8 • Administer appropriate antibiotic … surgeons • Perioperative and postoperative nursing Equipment • Dressing supplies • Appropriate antibiotics

423. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 17, 2016 - Administer timely and appropriate antibiotics preoperatively and postoperatively.3,4 Use appropriate … o Hair removal with clippers, depilatory, or no hair removal at all • Ensure that prophylactic antibiotics … are administered within 1 hour prior to surgical incision.3,4,8 • Administer appropriate antibiotic … surgeons • Perioperative and postoperative nursing Equipment • Dressing supplies • Appropriate antibiotics

424. Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/core-elements-antibiotic-stewardship.html
     June 01, 2021 - Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes Resource:  Core Elements of Antibiotic … Stewardship for Nursing Homes This document adapts the CDC Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship … into practical ways to initiate or expand antibiotic stewardship activities in nursing homes. 

425. 3 Tk2 T2-Antibiotic Use Tracking Sheet Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Antibiotic Use Tracking Sheet [11x17 format] Month: Resident Name/Identifier Room # Admit Date … Antibiotic Use Tracking Sheet [11x14 format] Month: Resident Name/Identifier Room # Admit … Antibiotic Use Tracking Sheet [8.5x11 format, simplified] Month: * CAI = community-acquired … Results (organism identified) Prescribing Clinician (PC) Prescription Date and Duration Antibiotic

426. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Labor and Delivery Unit Safety Safe Cesarean Section (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/tool_safe-csection.docx
     May 01, 2017 - Yes/No) Anesthesia provider confirms: Type of anesthesia used (Spinal/Epidural/Combined/General) Antibiotics … infused within 60 minutes of incision time (Yes/No) If No, consider administration of antibiotics Sponge … (Yes/No) Anesthesia provider confirms: Type of anesthesia used (Spinal/Epidural/Combined/General) Antibiotics … infused within 60 minutes of incision time (Yes/No) If No, consider administration of antibiotics Sponge … infused within 60 minutes of incision time: |_| Yes |_| No If no, consider administration of antibiotics

427. A | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 11, 2025 - to Care Adverse Drug Events (ADE) Adverse Events Alcohol Use Ambulatory Care and Surgery Antibiotics

428. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/skin-soft-tissue-one-pager.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - cellulitis1,2 o Incision and drainage of abscess is essential o For skin abscess with minimal cellulitis, antibiotics … are of modest benefit once abscess is drained in uncomplicated cases12  Antibiotics are recommended … Skin and Soft Tissue Infections AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic

429. 5 Tk2 T2-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit Getting Started (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T2-Concise_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Getting_Started.doc
     May 01, 2014 - The laboratory that processes your cultures will have a record of the antibiotic susceptibility tests … The remaining columns of the antibiogram are the antibiotics that were tested and the organisms’ susceptibilities … The remaining columns of the antibiogram are the antibiotics that were tested and the organisms’ susceptibilities … Of the E coli cultures tested against ciprofloxacin, 75 percent were susceptible to the antibiotic. … encourage prescribing clinicians to order more cultures for suspected infections when prescribing empiric antibiotics

430. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - Module 14—Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course … This module discusses the importance of antibiotic stewardship and identifies strategies to implement … antibiotic stewardship activities in nursing homes. … Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module discusses infection prevention and antibiotic … describes how hand hygiene prevents the spread of pathogens, including those that are resistant to antibiotics

431. Presentation: Engaging Senior Executives
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     December 01, 2017 - antibiotics are appropriately redosed. … 0.9 0.93 0.95 0.98 Antibiotics discontinued at right time 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 0.74 0.8 0.86 0.9 … at the right time Discontinuing antibiotics at the right time Clipping the skin as opposed to shaving … at the right time Discontinuing antibiotics at the right time Clipping the skin as opposed to shaving … 78% 83% 87% 92% 97% Appropriate antibiotic 90% 90% 93% 95% 98% Antibiotics discontinued at right time

432. Module 15—Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship Considerations During Care Transitions—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2022 - Module 15—Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship Considerations During Care Transitions—Nursing … Home Infection Preventionist Training Course Resource: Module 15—Infection Prevention and Antibiotic … Transitions—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module discusses infection prevention and antibiotic … ; 2. define the characteristics of an ideal care transition; and 3. identify key infection risk and antibiotic

433. Spanish Language Infection-Prevention and Antibiotic-Use Tools for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/informacion-en-espanol/antiobiotic-resources.html
     November 01, 2022 - Spanish Language Infection-Prevention and Antibiotic-Use Tools for Consumers These Spanish-language … resources can educate patients about healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic use. … They are located in the Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care . … (PDF, 234 KB) Bronquitis aguda (Resfriado de pecho)  (PDF, 1 MB) Antibiotic commitment poster (en

434. National Content Series Facilitator’s Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/urine-culturing/when-to-order/role-play.html
     May 01, 2017 - I’m going to put her on Bactrim—can you get a urine culture now, before she starts antibiotics? … We definitely need to get her on some antibiotics. … And let's hold off on the urine culture and antibiotics. I'll keep a close eye on her this shift. … culture will not help decipher between a CAUTI and asymptomatic bacteriuria and may lead to unnecessary antibiotic … culture will not help decipher between a CAUTI and asymptomatic bacteriuria and may lead to unnecessary antibiotic

435. Graphics for Section 6A. Scientific Soundness (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-135-graphics-section-6-a.pdf
     November 26, 2013 -   Q‐METRIC Sickle Cell Disease Measure 2: Timeliness of Antibiotic … Reliability Table 5: Sickle Cell Disease Measure 2 (Percentage of Children in State with SCD Receiving Antibiotics

436. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=8
     January 01, 2022 - Module 14—Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course … This module discusses the importance of antibiotic stewardship and identifies strategies to implement … antibiotic stewardship activities in nursing homes. … Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module discusses infection prevention and antibiotic … describes how hand hygiene prevents the spread of pathogens, including those that are resistant to antibiotics

437. Opening Materials: Attribution, Objectives, Introduction, and Main Menu | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - With the rise of medication-resistant infections, the use of antibiotics is scrutinized more than ever … Every time we can avoid unnecessary antibiotic use, we reduce risks for our patients. … Slide 7 Benefits of reducing inappropriate catheter placements: Reduced infection rates, costs, antibiotics

438. Urine Culturing Stewardship in the ICU Setting Facilitator Notes (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urine-culturing-notes.docx
     April 01, 2022 - They can contribute to misdiagnosis, overtreatment with antibiotics, multidrug-resistant infections, … Perhaps the most obvious harms are allergies and adverse effects (like renal failure) from antibiotics … Also, there is Clostridioides difficile diarrhea, the harm and discomfort of central access for antibiotics … In this picture, the patient’s arm shows an antibiotic rash. … several harms occurred due to inappropriate culturing of her urine: she was started on unnecessary antibiotics

439. Advancing Academic and Practical Knowledge To Prevent Infections From Hospital to Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2023 - It is difficult to treat and to prevent because it's resistant to some antibiotics and is easily transmitted … In a project funded in 2010 ( Project CLEAR—Changing Lives by Eradicating Antibiotic Resistance ), Dr … Huang also has participated in AHRQ-funded research projects that advance the appropriate use of antibiotics

440. Exhibit 12. Data for Algorithm | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - if routine surveillance found no infection; 1 for + organ space SSI postopabx postoperative antibiotics … integer [0,1] 1 if any antibiotics given between postop day 3 and 30, but not day -1 to -7; else