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221. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections – Slides
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     September 01, 2022 - asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) from urinary tract infection (UTI) Discuss indications for sending urine cultures … ASB does not indicate a UTI.1-4  Urine cultures should only be obtained from patients with symptoms of … females and women with acute symptoms of cystitis generally do not need a urinalysis (UA) or urine culture … to diagnose UTIs. 13 Send UA and culture if— Young child where diagnosis is uncertain Risk factors … for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care 25 Take-Home Messages 26 Send urinalysis and urine cultures

222. Introduction and Welcome (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus clinical cultures

223. 5 Tk1 T4-Antibiogram Formats And Instructions Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - TMP/SMX), the medical director can draft a caution alerting prescribers to avoid these drugs unless culture … Yellow highlighting in any row indicates that fewer than 30 residents were included in the set of cultures … ; these results are less reliable than those for 30 cultures or more. … Enterococcus sp * * 30 100 100 50 75 25 100 100 * This antibiogram uses 2 years of culture

224. Computer-Based Training Modules: Nasal Iodophor
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     March 01, 2022 - methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers (by history, screening test [if performed], or clinical culture … positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) cultures … For non-ICU patients with devices known to be MRSA carriers by history, screening, or clinical culture

225. Computer-Based Training Modules: Nasal Mupirocin
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     March 01, 2022 - methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers (by history, screening test [if performed], or clinical culture … positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) cultures … For non-ICU patients with devices known to be MRSA carriers by history, screening, or clinical culture

226. 5 Tk2 P3T6-Sample Vignettes Phase 3 Final (doc file)
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     June 02, 2025 - A urine culture is pending. 2. Mr. … You ordered cultures (blood and urine). His chem-7 and lactate are normal.

227. 5 Tk1 T1-Background Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - use antibiograms as part of their infection control measures to classify types of bacteria found in cultures

228. Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - clinical trials versus adoption after definitive trials must be determined based on local needs and culture … Two positive blood cultures should be required for skin commensals to be considered an infection. … obtain, a simplified estimate can be made by identifying all ICU patients who have a positive blood culture … The order of approaching these key stakeholders will depend on the culture, standard processes, and … • It also resulted in a 37 percent reduction in MRSA clinical cultures.

229. Just Culture Webcast Intro (pdf file)
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     November 09, 2016 - Just Culture Webcast Intro Using Just Culture to Improve Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture … Exists at multiple levels: System Organization Department Unit Beliefs, values & norms Shared by … 12 dimensions of patient safety culture – 1. … to Improve Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Results Need Help? … What is Just Culture?

230. 5 Tk2 T3-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit Using Whonet To Create Your Antibiogram (doc file)
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     May 01, 2014 - This software will analyze the culture results of your nursing home facility and supply you with the … It is strongly recommended that you get culture data from your affiliated lab electronically. … Under “Organisms,” select all the organisms that have been found in cultures at your facility. 4. … Under “Data files,” select the Text file that you created from your culture data. … Antibiogram Template”) seem to fit with the frequency at which you’ve seen these organisms in positive cultures

231. New Jersey Hospital Uses AHRQ Toolkit To Reduce Urinary Tract Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - It promotes the judicious use of catheters, urine cultures, and antibiotics. … nurses to earn reward points, acquire best-practice information to support a learning organization culture

232. What Is Patient Safety Culture? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2024 - What Is Patient Safety Culture? … Patient Safety Culture Defined Patient safety culture is the extent to which an organization's culture … It refers to the values, beliefs, and norms that are shared by healthcare practitioners and other staff … Patient safety culture can be measured by determining the values, beliefs, norms, and behaviors related … SOPS Surveys Measure Patient Safety Culture The AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture ® (SOPS ® ) Program

233. Diverticulitis (doc file)
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     November 01, 2019 - fragilis · Staphylococcus aureus is generally not a pathogen in intra-abdominal infections · Blood cultures … here] · [Place local recommendations here] · Narrowing and oral therapy · Narrow based on available culture

234. Learning-From-Antibiotic-Adverse (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - X Technical Factors Example: Culture results reported as “likely contaminant” … Have we collected appropriate cultures and diagnostic tests before starting antibiotics?

235. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 20, 2016 - Obtain blood cultures, administer antibiotics, measure serum lactate, and manage fluid status for hypotension …  Collect blood cultures before administration of the initial antibiotic. … Communication • Communication of critical lactate and blood culture results to team in a timely manner

236. Rafael Borja (doc file)
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     September 09, 2014 - Fletcher will be discussing the role of unis culture on prevention of claudi. … Simple solution would be minimizing catheter exposure and avoiding unnecessary cultures and promoting … When we talk about avoiding unnecessary cultures, we talk about deciding on doing a urine culture when … This is especially true in the ICU, that there is a belief in the needs of close monitoring of Is and … We’ve turned our efforts toward reducing unnecessary urine cultures.

237. Infectious Complications Related to the Catheter Other than CAUTI (September 9, 2014) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2015 - Fletcher will be discussing the role of unis culture on prevention of claudi. … Simple solution would be minimizing catheter exposure and avoiding unnecessary cultures and promoting … When we talk about avoiding unnecessary cultures, we talk about deciding on doing a urine culture when … This is especially true in the ICU, that there is a belief in the needs of close monitoring of Is and … We've turned our efforts toward reducing unnecessary urine cultures.

238. Tip 4. Use Writing Devices To Engage Readers of a Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2015 - The use of vignettes and anecdotes can be quite helpful, especially for readers who come from cultures

239. 5 Tk1 T1-Background Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - use antibiograms as part of their infection control measures to classify types of bacteria found in cultures

240. Improving Antibiotic Use is a Patient Safety Issue
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     November 01, 2019 - opacities at the base of his lungs Not producing sputum, so sputum cultures … Complains of difficulty falling asleep; otherwise feels well Her doctor sends a urinalysis and urine culture … related to a urinary tract infection (UTI) Has ≥100,000 CFU/mL of a pan-susceptible E. coli in urine culture … and flank pain Presents to her local ED and is hypotensive Admitted and initiated on cefepime Urine culture … Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics?