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1. Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   January 01, 2013 - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Catheter-associated urinary … tract infections (CAUTIs) are among the most common types of healthcare-associated infections. … (CAUTIs), among the most common types of healthcare-associated infections. … on principles and methods from CUSP, the toolkit includes instructional materials and resources in infection … Effect of Nonpayment for Hospital-Acquired, Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection: A Statewide

2. Infection | CDS Connect
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3. Management of Clostridioides Difficile Infection (pdf file)
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   June 01, 2021 - Management of Clostridioides Difficile Infection Diagnosis • Case definition: ≥3 unformed stools … without an alternative explanation and a positive stool test for C. difficile.1 • Clinical spectrum of infection … Clinical practice guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection in adults and children: 2018 update … Assessment of kidney injury as a severity criteria for Clostridioides difficile infection. … Fidaxomicin versus vancomycin for Clostridium difficile infection.

4. NICU Toolkit, Appendix A, Preventing Infection (pdf file)
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   April 02, 2025 - NICU Toolkit, Appendix A, Preventing Infection Preventing Infection Everyone must wash their hands

5. Acute Respiratory Infection | Digital Healthcare Research
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   January 01, 2023 - Acute Respiratory Infection Executive Summary The Partners Pediatric Acute … Respiratory Infection (ARI) smart form is a guideline-driven template designed to streamline urgent … The form is designed to assist with the assessment and management of non-specific upper respiratory infections

6. Antimicrobial Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   Toolkit To Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics : This toolkit … improves antibiotic use for four infections common in nursing homes: urinary tract infections, lower … respiratory infections, skin and soft tissue infections, and gastrointestinal infections. … Toolkit To Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic for Treating an Infection : This toolkit … Prescribing clinicians can use an antibiogram to help them choose the most appropriate antibiotic for each infection

7. Infection Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   December 01, 2012 - Infection Checklist CUSP Toolkit Who should use this tool? … Infection preventionists. Checklist items Leader Responsible Date Started 1. … Infection Name>     1. … Name>, the weeks without Infection Name>, and quarterly rates of Infection Name>.   … Alternate Formats Infection Checklist [ - 221.5 KB]

8. Evidence of respiratory infection transmission within physician offices could inform outpatient infection control. | PSNet
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   June 30, 2021 - inform outpatient infection control. … Evidence of respiratory infection transmission within physician offices could inform outpatient infection … Findings from this study highlight the value of telehealth visits for patients with suspected respiratory infections … Evidence of respiratory infection transmission within physician offices could inform outpatient infection … Ambulatory Clinic or Office Primary Care Public Health Infectious Diseases Nosocomial Infections

9. A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   June 01, 2021 - A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff Resource:  A Unit Guide To Infection … 3 MB) This guide is designed to provide long-term care staff with basic knowledge about facility infection … The guide is meant to provide infection prevention information to frontline staff, and was developed … using materials from the Infection Preventionist’s Guide to Long-Term Care and other sources. … Source:  AHRQ Topic(s):  Infection Prevention & Control Audience(s):  Nursing Assistants; Nursing

10. Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course—Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course—Overview Resource: Nursing Home Infection … Preventionist Training Course—Overview ​​This course provides infection prevention and control training … for individuals responsible for infection prevention and control programs in nursing homes so they can … The course will include information about the core activities of an effective infection prevention and … to prevent pathogen transmission and reduce healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic resistance

11. Infection Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2017 - Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide Infection … Prevention Planning for Sustainability Conclusion Healthcare-associated infection … Infection prevention practices and guidelines are updated regularly and are specific to your facility … Control and Epidemiology Guide to the Elimination of Orthopedic Surgical Site Infections (in collaboration … Infection Prevention Infographic This infographic describes infection control practices important to

12. 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 - Grantee Profile Advancing Academic and Practical Knowledge To Prevent Infections From Hospital to … Medicine University of California, Irvine Medical Center "Understanding how to prevent infections … Keeping patients safe from harms such as healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is an AHRQ priority … Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, which advises on infection prevention and surveillance … Related AHRQ Resources AHRQ’s Healthcare-Associated Infections Program .

13. Bacterial Infection | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2023 - Bacterial Infection Enhancing an EMR-Based Real-Time Sepsis Alert System

14. Clostridium Difficile Infection 2011-2012 (pdf file)
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    July 10, 2012 - Clostridium Difficile Infection 2011-2012 Contact Information: Healthcare Cost and Utilization … in the National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination.1 … – Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). … The origin of the infection may not be the inpatient hospital. … It is possible that the CDI infection originated in another type of healthcare setting, such as a nursing

15. AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention The Agency for Healthcare … Improve your unit's infection prevention procedures for central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), and ventilator-associated pneumonia … Enhance teamwork and communication around infection prevention. … Note Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2022 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections

16. Respiratory Infection | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2023 - Respiratory Infection Barriers to seasonal influenza vaccine uptake … health record clinical decision support tool to improve antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections … health record clinical decision support tool to improve antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections

17. Viral Infection | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2023 - Viral Infection Personalized reminders for immunization using short

18. Urinary Tract Infections
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    November 01, 2019 - Urinary Tract Infections Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis Acute Care AHRQ Safety … Vancomycin covers MRSA and is not always needed Community-acquired pneumonia Intra-abdominal infections … pneumonia Community-acquired intra-abdominal, skin and soft tissue, and urinary tract infections The … patient’s severity of illness The patient’s past infections and previous antibiotic exposure3 The patient … of infection and culture data are available to guide narrowing of therapy Evidence of infection and

19. A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Infections and Infection Prevention in Long-Term Care      Infections in Long-Term Care      Infection … The guide covers four key areas: An overview of infections and infection prevention in LTC facilities … Infections and Infection Prevention in Long-Term Care Infections in Long-Term Care Key Messages … Many infections can be prevented with basic infection prevention and control steps, such as hand hygiene … Streptococcus infection) Some viral infections (such as influenza) It is important to use droplet

20. Infection prevention in the emergency department. | PSNet
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    July 13, 2016 - Review Infection prevention in the emergency department. … Infection prevention in the emergency department. … Infection prevention in the emergency department. … June 14, 2023 Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in … August 6, 2014 Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections.