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981. FAQs (Staff): Nasal Mupirocin for MRSA-Positive Patients With Devices (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-mupirocin.docx
     March 01, 2022 - Mupirocin is a topical antibiotic ointment to prevent infections.

982. Methods | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/measure_retirement/measure_retirement3.html
     February 01, 2014 - 1 had been retired in January 2013 because it proved impossible to collect (avoidance of systemic antibiotic

983. Patient Safety Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/makinghcsafer.html
     June 01, 2022 - systematic approach to developing coordinated interventions to reduce overuse and inappropriate selection of antibiotics … reduction show promise because increased rates of C. difficile are associated with inappropriate antibiotic

984. Appropriate Collection of Microbiological Specimens | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/collection.html
     June 01, 2021 - Appropriate Collection of Microbiological Specimens After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to— Recognize that collecting a good specimen is important to making treatment decisions. Detail procedures for collecting urine and respiratory samples from nursing home residents​. …

985. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4n_combo_iqi-mortalityreview-bestpractices.pdf
     May 20, 2016 - • Blood cultures performed in the emergency department prior to initial antibiotic receipt in hospital … • Initial antibiotic selection for community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent patient.

986. Preventing CAUTI: What to Do When it’s Time for Plan B (November 4, 2014) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-plan-b-transcript.html
     December 01, 2017 - If positive blood cultures, we give antibiotics as soon as possible. … if a patient complains of urinary frequency, urgency dysuria we diagnosis UTI and then again provide antibiotics … they have a Foley catheter in and they have a dirty urine, even though they feel fine, we give them antibiotics … For most of the time this would not be appropriate, they shouldn’t receive antibiotics.

987. Rafael Borja (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-plan-b-transcript.doc
     November 04, 2014 - If positive blood cultures, we give antibiotics as soon as possible. … if a patient complains of urinary frequency, urgency dysuria we diagnosis UTI and then again provide antibiotics … they have a Foley catheter in and they have a dirty urine, even though they feel fine, we give them antibiotics … For most of the time this would not be appropriate, they shouldn’t receive antibiotics.

988. Safe Practices for Better Health Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Kizer1.pdf
     April 01, 2004 - surgical procedure for his or her risk of surgical site infection (SSI), and implement appropriate antibiotic … Use of antibiotic impregnated catheters (e.g., coated with minocycline and rifampin) instead of standard … Use of selective digestive tract decontamination (i.e., the use of nonabsorbable antibiotics topically

989. Appendix G. References for Fault Tree Model Probability Estimates | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapg.html
     October 01, 2018 - conservative estimate, implying this is done 10% of the time) Event182 Fail to administer indicated antibiotics … pt (surgical procedure puts pt at higher risk) 0.2 Best guess Event644 Fail to readmin (antibiotics

990. Appendix A. Teleconferences with AHRQ & CDC | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapa.html
     April 01, 2018 - Antibiotics Measure of antibiotic use should be broken into two factors Preop antibiotic … use Preop antibiotic DC timing Cardiac surgeries have DC time of 48 hrs.

991. Leveraging Cultural Change to Reduce Urinary Catheter Use | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/leveraging-cultural-change-slides.html
     December 01, 2017 - We started a peripheral IV and antibiotics. She’s also complained of some nausea and vomited once.

992. Ventilator-Associated Event Surveillance: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/vae/surveillance-slides.html
     February 01, 2017 - No new antibiotics. Diagnosis: Pulmonary edema. Opportunities for improvement?

993. Preventing Device-Associated Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/section4.html
     October 01, 2015 - and are used in patients who may require intravenous access for more than a week (e.g., intravenous antibiotics

994. AHRQ Views: Feeling Energized After Another Successful AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/921.html
     July 01, 2024 - Barriers and facilitators to guideline concordant dental antibiotic prescribing in the United States:

995. Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/corebackgrnd.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - Most URIs are time-limited and, if viral, cannot be cured with antibiotics. 14. … An eligible episode is an outpatient visit with a diagnosis of pharyngitis at which an antibiotic was … The purpose of the measure is to reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics by ensuring that antibiotics … As with pharyngitis, opportunities for inappropriate antibiotic use are frequent. … 14 Pharyngitis - appropriate testing related to antibiotic dispensing A strep test was

996. On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/2-preventablehospitalandedvisits-samplerpts_3.pdf
     November 30, 2013 - . *** High-risk medications include insulin, anticoagulants, antibiotics, alpha blockers, antipsychotics … neuropathies, quadriplegia, paraplegia, hemiparesis), high-risk medications (insulin, anticoagulants, antibiotics … Paraplegia (334.1) o Hemiparesis (342.9; 438.2) • High-risk medications: o Insulin o Anticoagulants o Antibiotics

997. AHRQ: A Brief History | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/brief-history.html
     March 01, 2025 - AHRQ's HAI Program has since funded groundbreaking research in combating HAIs, promoting antibiotic

998. Module 3: Conversations Around Device Necessity Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/facil-guide/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-module3-speaker-notes.html
     February 01, 2023 - In addition, antibiotic treatment for the CAUTI can put the patient at risk for multiple drug-resistant

999. Gaps Identified | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/gaps.html
     March 01, 2017 - On the other hand, medication prescription, management, drug interactions, and adherence (57.4%) and antibiotic

1000. Getting Ready for Your Ambulatory Surgery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/getting-ready.html
      August 01, 2017 - Preventing infection: Your doctor may give you a prescription for an antibiotic to take before your