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101. Aspiration Pneumonitis/Pneumonia (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2019 - aspiration events are usually unlikely to produce significant sputum, making the utility of sputum cultures … o Sputum Gram stain and cultures should be considered when the diagnosis is unclear, if purulent sputum

102. Strategy 6K: Cultivating Cultural Competence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2020 - these individuals come from racial and ethnic backgrounds that follow different cultural norms and customs … use or to get care from providers who speak their native language and/or understand their norms and customs … This program led to a significant increase in the number of behavioral health practitioners with cultural … backgrounds commonly requested by members, including African Americans (which rose by 80 percent over … Tools 9 and 10 deal with addressing language differences and considering culture, customs, and beliefs

103. Making Effective Changes in Antibiotic Decision Making (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2019 - Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … Furthermore, the patient continued on vancomycin even after the blood culture results indicated growth … Finally, institutional factors are those related to institution culture and resources. … Educate nurses about reviewing culture results. … The comfort level of nurses to review culture results may vary but they should feel secure voicing

104. Identifying Targets for Improvement in Antibiotic Decision Making (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2019 - Slide Adaptive Problems SAY: Adaptive problems are those that require a change in attitudes, beliefs … Sputum cultures grow a pan-susceptible E. coli. … It is not necessary to continue broad-spectrum therapy when cultures have grown E. coli susceptible … MRSA and Pseudomonas aeruginosa generally grow easily in culture. … A sputum culture is pending.

105. Study Identifies Strategies To Improve Patient Experience | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2025 - Project Provides Insights To Optimize Respiratory Culture Practices . … clinical practice statements to consider before, during and after collection of endotracheal aspirate cultures … 38 experts, these practices outline key practices, including preparation before deciding to obtain cultures … , clinical indications for obtaining cultures and scenarios in which to avoid obtaining them, methods … for specimen collection, and interpretation of culture results.

106. Pocket Cards_4 Moments (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2019 - Ask, “Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … The prescriber should ask, “Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics?

107. Community-Acquired Pneumonia (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CAP-one-page.docx
     November 01, 2019 - influenzae, Legionella pneumophilia, respiratory viruses (e.g., influenza) · Obtain sputum Gram stain and culture … smoking, age older than 50 years, significant immunocompromise, or other risk factors · Obtain blood cultures … therapy · After clinical improvement is observed, convert from intravenous to oral therapy · Use sputum culture … pneumoniae urinary antigen is positive, switch to ampicillin (intravenous) or amoxicillin (oral) · If cultures

108. Section 5, Table 4 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - In a child with no obvious sources of infection, a minimum evaluation should include blood culture, … evaluated, if possible, at a site where complete blood cell (CBC) and reticulocyte counts, blood cultures … degrees C require rapid triage and physical assessment, urgent CBC and reticulocyte counts, blood culture … (plus cerebrospinal fluid analysis and other cultures as indicated), and prompt administration of

109. 048-Key-Evidence-Decolonization (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - bacterial colonization on skin CHG daily bathing was effective at reducing rates of CLABSI and blood culture … Purpose: Examine effectiveness of real-world patient cleansing with CHG on rates of CLABSI and blood culture … negative bacteria, and yeast CHG daily bathing was effective at reducing rates of CLABSI and blood culture … and decolonization of all patients) · Results: Universal decolonization in ICU reduced MRSA clinical cultures … of CHG bathing in non-ICUs to determine effect on MDROs and bacteremia, specifically MRSA clinical cultures

110. Diagnostic Error in the Testing Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2024 - A well-known example is ordering urine cultures in patients without urinary tract symptoms, which can … at the time of collection can result in wrong diagnosis and unnecessary treatment. 10 , 29,30 Blood cultures

111. National Content Series Discussion Guide - The Culture of Culturing: The Importance of Knowing When To Order Urine Cultures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - National Content Series Discussion Guide - The Culture of Culturing: The Importance of Knowing When To … Order Urine Cultures AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI Discussion

112. Antimicrobial Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     homes establish the use of an antibiogram, a tool used to document the strains of bacteria present in cultures

113. Stewardship-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Slide 4 Monthly Rates of Urine Cultures per 1,000 Bed-Days SAY: The graph shows changes in the … rates of urine cultures ordered in both study arms. … The intervention resulted in a significant reduction in the number of urine cultures sent. … The reduction in unnecessary urine cultures was sustained, even after the intervention period was over … The data also show how frequently he ordered a urine culture prior to initiating antibiotics for a UTI

114. AHRQ Views: Continuing a 35-Year History, AHRQ Pursues Vital Pathways To Improve Patient Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2024 - Study Finds Link Between Workplace and Patient Safety Cultures . Upcoming AHRQ Webinars . … Study Finds Link Between Workplace and Patient Safety Cultures The safety culture of hospital providers … and staff is fundamentally linked to patient safety culture, according to an AHRQ study published in … The study underscores the essential role of fostering robust safety cultures in healthcare to enhance … ET.: Using AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® Hospital Survey and Workplace Safety Item Set:

115. 4 Tk3 T1-Sample Policy Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Urine cultures should not be performed on a scheduled basis (e.g., monthly). 1. … Urine cultures should not be used to identify UTIs in the absence of symptoms. 1. … Urine cultures should be used to identify the most appropriate antibiotic. … appropriate to initiate empirical antibiotic therapy; but for all other symptoms, wait for a urine culture

116. 5 Tk3 P3T4-Training Slides For Prescribing Clinicians Phase 3 (doc file)
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     May 01, 2014 - . · In addition to ordering a urine culture, which of the following procedures would you follow? … · Wait for the urine culture results. · Have the patient transferred to the emergency department for … Typically, a clinician does not have cultures or test results to identify a specific medication to prescribe … SAY: As you can see, of the cultures used to make the antibiograms, the most common were urine/wound/ … The most common positive urine cultures were….

117. PowerPoint Presentation
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     April 01, 2025 - for MRSA Performing culture or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening | 10 AHRQ Safety Program … Positive MRSA clinical cultures: Studies show that this method underestimates overall hospitalwide prevalence … Usually based on nasal surveillance culture or PCR. … Considerations for inpatient surveillance Additional resources Establishing an active surveillance program Culture … collection sites When to collect cultures | 16 AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical

118. Microbiologic-Specimens-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Let’s take a minute to review our indications for collection of urine cultures. … False positive culture · A “positive” urine culture obtained from an indwelling urinary catheter may … Slide 13 Case 3: Carol SAY: Let’s move on to discuss sample collection of respiratory cultures. … · Sputum cultures should only be sent on residents whom you are concerned have a lower respiratory … For example, we often see sputum cultures positive for yeast, or Candida albicans.

119. AHRQ_Brand_NameOnly
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P2T5-Antibiogram_Tool_Phase_2.xlsm
     January 01, 2016 - non-Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus species P B9 Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus species P B10 … Cultures … forms that generate an antibiogram report based on a user's selection of antibiotics, bacteria, and cultures … enter the nursing home's address and contact information and to select the antibiotics, bacteria, and cultures … The lists of antibiotics, bacteria, and cultures are fully customizable, and the rest of the workbook … Negative B7 A0 Culture: Blood Culture: Urine Culture: Sputum Culture: Wound Culture: Combined

120. Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - Solution To achieve CAUTI reduction and sustain these improvements, a strategy to address both unit culture … Culture consists of the unit team’s values, attitudes, and beliefs, which will all have an impact on … described on the following pages and is available on the AHRQ Web site, can be used to improve unit culture … Appropriate use of urine cultures and nontreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria are also critical factors