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121. Untitled (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - Comparative Effectiveness Review Surveillance Program CER #76: Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection … , and Sofosbuvir (Sovaldi) for treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection. … Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults. CER # 76. … Clinical Microbiology and Infection 6.! JAMA Internal Medicine 7.! … Hepatic immune regulation and its involvement in viral hepatitis infection.

122. Untitled (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - Comparative Effectiveness Review Surveillance Program CER #76: Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection … , and Sofosbuvir (Sovaldi) for treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection. … Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults. CER # 76. … Clinical Microbiology and Infection 6.! JAMA Internal Medicine 7.! … Hepatic immune regulation and its involvement in viral hepatitis infection.

123. Clostridium difficile | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 10, 2008 - Clostridium difficile Future Research Needs for Prevention and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection … Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection

124. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 30, 2011 - Based on a 2004 systematic review of the evidence for screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection … . 1,2 However, the review did support the effectiveness of treatment for HCV infection within the … The prevalence of HCV infection in the U.S. is estimated to be 1.6 percent, with a peak of 4.3 percent … PICOTS Criteria Population(s):  Non-co-infected adults with HCV infection who have not had … The prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in the United States, 1999 through 2002.

125. Template for Reports Developed (pdf file)
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     October 26, 2012 - Hospital Design and Risk of Nosocomial Infections: A Prospective Controlled Trial. … VRE Infection or Colonization / Hospital-Acquired MRSA Infection or Colonization). … NCT01245829. 2011; Not yet recruiting (Cross Infection / Infection Control). … Efficacy of Multiple Daily Dosing of Oral LFF571 in Patients With Moderate Clostridium Difficile Infections … difficile re-infection?

126. Diagnosis and Management of Febrile Infants (0–3 Months) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 27, 2012 - diagnostic accuracy of screening for serious bacterial illness (SBI) and invasive herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection … prevalence of SBI and HSV between different clinical settings; determine how well the presence of viral infection … There was a higher prevalence of SBI in infants without viral infection or clinical bronchiolitis compared … to infants with viral infection or bronchiolitis.

127. Topic Brief: COVID-19 Vapor Treatment (pdf file)
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     March 05, 2021 - o A recent commentary summarizes evidence around the use of heat for treatment of viral infections.2 … o A small study of 10 people with confirmed SARS-COV2 infection suggested that it might be beneficial … in early infection. … the 2 bronchial tree, bronchi and lungs, and it is unlikely it could be beneficial once the infection

128. Disposition of Comments for Screening of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - , interventions to reduce surgical site infections) may also reduce MRSA surgical site infections. … surgical site infection).” … nosocomial MRSA infections, these infections did not result from acquisition of the organism in the … More specifically, if MRSA infection is affecting a large number of patients and the resultant infections … affects a large number of patients, the resultant infections are severe, and other infection control

129. Disposition of Comments Report for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (pdf file)
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     November 30, 2012 - Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections. … rates for two infections each. … These infections cause serious, difficult to treat infections that are often related to substantial … since some infections occur in many settings. … difficile infection.

130. Appedixes A-D (pdf file)
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     December 10, 2021 - *[tiab] OR Infections[mh] OR Infectious[tiab] OR “infectious disease”[tiab] OR “Virus Diseases”[tiab … ”[tiab] OR “Respiratory Tract Infections”[mh] 27 #18 OR #19 OR #20 OR #21 OR #22 OR #23 OR #24 OR #25 … *:ti,ab OR ‘Infection’/de OR ‘airborne infection’/de OR ‘bloodstream infection’/de OR ‘communicable … ”) OR AB (“Respiratory infection”) OR (MM “Respiratory Tract Infections”) 19 10 OR 11 OR 12 OR 13 OR … Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Infections Among Healthcare Workers, Los Angeles County, February - May

131. Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection in Children (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - Effectiveness of Tonsillectomy for Recurrent Throat Infection Although studies assessed numbers of infections … infection confirmed. … proportion of infections in retrospective cohort and significantly more infections in nonsurgical … of reported infections, and few reported culture-confirmed bacterial infections. … Indeed the literature lacks a consistent, consensus definition of 25 infection; defining infection

132. TND-0543_05-24-2013 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - that are encompassed by the term ACI include acute bronchitis, upper respiratory infection … , acute respiratory infection, rhinitis, and the common cold. … ACI is often a self-limiting condition usually resulting from a common viral infection.

133. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 22 Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (pdf file)
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     August 10, 2015 - Comments for Technical Brief 22 Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections … Report Research Review Title: Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare- Associated Infections … Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections. … been mostly neglected in the past, recent greater interest in prevention of healthcare associated infections … of cleanliness can be correlated with infections as outcomes.

134. P A W S, Prescription for Antibiotics or Wait and See: Ear Infections: Are Antibiotics the Right Choice for You? (pdf file)
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     January 26, 2013 - P A W S, Prescription for Antibiotics or Wait and See: Ear Infections: Are Antibiotics the Right Choice … P A W S Prescription for Antibiotics or Wait and See Ear Infections Are Antibiotics the Right … You or your child has been diag- nosed with an ear infection. … Not all ear infections require imme- diate treatment with antibiotics. … A “wait and see” approach gives the body a chance to fight off infections on its own.

135. Comparative Effectiveness of Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 02, 2011 - bloodstream infection, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and surgical site infection. … A number of analyses suggest that MRSA infections are associated with increased mortality and cost of … often manifests in characteristic clinical patterns—including aggressive skin and soft tissue infections … A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals. … Preventing surgical-site infections in nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus .

136. Mrsa-Screening-2010 Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - bloodstream infection, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and surgical site infection. … A number of analyses suggest that MRSA infections are associated with increased mortality and cost … Future treatment options for Gram-positive infections—looking ahead. … A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare- associated infections in acute care hospitals. … Preventing surgical-site infections in nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus.

137. Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 30, 2014 - versus enema or no preparation for the following outcomes: overall mortality, anastomotic leakage, wound infection … , peritonitis, surgical site infection, and reoperation. … intervals did not exclude modest (e.g., 30-50%) effects on overall mortality, anastomotic leakage, wound infection … similar effectiveness as no preparation with respect to all-cause mortality, anastomotic leakage, wound infection

138. Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 05, 2012 - procalcitonin in the clinical management of adult and pediatric patients with suspected local or systemic infection … in adult ICU patients and to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in patients with respiratory tract infections … patients with the following conditions: pregnancy; absolute neutropenia; immunocompromised states; chronic infections … , and infections for which prolonged antibiotic therapy is standard of care (e.g., infective endocarditis … in adult ICU patients and to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in patients with respiratory tract infections

139. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2011 - Layout 1 Introduction Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a serious healthcare-associated infection … than drugs that physicians are discouraged from using, or drugs that are made unavailable for treating infections … In addition, the presence and use of alcohol gel to prevent other hospital-acquired infections, such … Renewed interest in a difficult disease: Clostridium difficile infections--epidemiology and current treatment … Reduction in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus and Clostridium difficile infections following change

140. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Prevention of Health Care–Associated Infections | Effective Health Care Program
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     August 03, 2011 - Closing the Quality Gap Series: Prevention of Health Care–Associated Infections Timeline … Protocol Archived Closing the Quality Gap Series: Prevention of Health Care–Associated Infections … Review Archived Closing the Quality Gap Series: Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections