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221. AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals - Appendix L. Intensive Care Unit Infographic Poster (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-l.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - Stop catheter-associated urinary tract infections … risk for urinary tract infections and may cause other complications such as multidrug-resistant organisms … could include: 4 • Respiratory tract infection • Gastrointestinal infection • Bloodstream infection … AACN Practice Alert: Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. November 2011. 2. … Enhancing the Safety of Critically Ill Patients by Reducing Urinary and Central Venous Catheter-related Infections

222. Performing a Premortem Assessment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/premortem-assessment.html
     October 01, 2024 - Environmental Cleaning Contact Precautions Hand Hygiene Promotion Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream … Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic Stewardship

223. MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/welcome.html
     October 01, 2024 - Environmental Cleaning Contact Precautions Hand Hygiene Promotion Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream … Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic Stewardship

224. Tools & Resources for Decolonization: First Steps, Readiness, and Pre-Launch | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/decolonization-first-steps.html
     October 01, 2024 - Environmental Cleaning Contact Precautions Hand Hygiene Promotion Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream … Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic Stewardship

225. Program Implementation of MRSA Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/program-implementation.html
     December 01, 2024 - Environmental Cleaning Contact Precautions Hand Hygiene Promotion Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream … Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic Stewardship

226. Tools & Resources for Decolonization: Protocols | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/decolonization-protocols.html
     October 01, 2024 - Environmental Cleaning Contact Precautions Hand Hygiene Promotion Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream … Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic Stewardship

227. 036-Sources-Pathways-Mrsa-One-Pager (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/036-sources-pathways-mrsa-one-pager.docx
     October 01, 2024 - · Over 2.8 million infections and over 35,000 people die in the U.S. every year.1 · MRSA infections … costs.2-4 · Increased morbidity and mortality.4 · MRSA is a leading cause of central line-associated bloodstream … infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and surgical site infections (SSIs).5 · Treatment of MRSA … Preventing device- and procedure-related infections addresses the elevated infection risks that devices … Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene.

228. Adherence and Skills Assessment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/abate/skills.html
     March 01, 2022 - Chlorhexidine versus routine bathing to prevent multi drug-resistant organisms and all-cause bloodstream … infection in general medical and surgical units: the ABATE Infection Cluster Randomized Trial.

229. Recent Evidence Indicates a Flourishing Market for Biosimilar Drugs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/943.html
     January 01, 2025 - January 7, 2025 AHRQ Stats: Trends in Prevalence of Common Healthcare-Associated Infections Rates of … several common healthcare-associated infections—including central line-associated bloodstream infections … , catheter-associated urinary tract infections, methicillin-resistant  Staphylococcus aureus  infections … and  Clostridioides difficile  infections—decreased by between 10.6 and 32.8 percent between 2016 and … Testing and masking policies and hospital-onset respiratory viral infections.

230. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - Additional AHRQ toolkits build on the CUSP model to address problems such as central line-associated bloodstream … infections (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), infections associated with

231. 014-Bcx-Algorithm-Decision-Support-Tool (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/014-bcx-algorithm-decision-support-tool.docx
     October 01, 2024 - Assess if severe sepsis/septic shock or endovascular infection is suspected. … Is the patient at risk for endovascular infection? ii. … Is the primary site of infection not readily available for culture? iii. … Infective endocarditis or at risk of endovascular infection iii. … Catheter-related bloodstream infection before catheter replacement · If Yes to any of these scenarios

232. Preamble and Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/section1.html
     October 01, 2015 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections Preamble and Summary … Next Page Table of Contents Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections … Complications Examples of Patient Harm Related to Invasive Devices Preventing Device-Associated Infections … related to invasive devices in the hospital setting, with a focus on reducing central line-associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), and ventilator-associated complications

233. Antibiotic Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/antibiotic-stewardship.html
     October 01, 2024 - Environmental Cleaning Contact Precautions Hand Hygiene Promotion Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream … Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic Stewardship … Discuss the association between antibiotic use and MRSA colonization and infection. … Describe evidence that antibiotic stewardship can impact risk of MRSA colonization and infection.

234. Assessing Progress on CLABSI and CAUTI Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/assess/index.html
     April 01, 2022 - evolving, regular check-ins using these three tools will help move your team’s central line-associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention work forward. … ICU Assessment The ICU assessment helps teams find an area to focus their infection prevention efforts … This will help define the specific areas the team wants to work on to reduce infections.

235. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
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     October 01, 2024 - More than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur in the U.S. each year, and more than 35,000 … (HAIs) MRSA is a prominent cause of:7 Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI). … Surgical site infections (SSI). … Common, preventable device- and procedure-related infections include central-line-associated bloodstream … Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene.

236. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/bacteremia-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - or discitis, systemic infection in the setting of asplenia, or suspected catheter-related bloodstream … infections. … Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Management SAY: In contrast to the management of most Gram- negative bloodstream … However, there is no evidence that combination therapy is needed for other infections including bloodstream … infections or prosthetic joint infection.

237. Tools & Resources for Decolonization: Patient Educational Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/decolonization-patient.html
     October 01, 2024 - Environmental Cleaning Contact Precautions Hand Hygiene Promotion Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream … Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic Stewardship

238. Blood Culture Practices and Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/blood-culture.html
     October 01, 2024 - Environmental Cleaning Contact Precautions Hand Hygiene Promotion Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream … Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic Stewardship

239. Evaluating and Sustaining Progress | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/progress.html
     October 01, 2024 - Environmental Cleaning Contact Precautions Hand Hygiene Promotion Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream … Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic Stewardship

240. 013-Strategies-Prevent-Bcc (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - Single sets can miss a large number of bloodstream infections caused by common pathogens. … Share data with providers, unit leadership, infection Control, CUSP teams, frontline staff, and relevant … Blood Culture Contamination: An Overview for Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship Programs Working … Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene: 2022 Update.