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41. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Review: Prevention in Adults of Infection With Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2024 - - and device-related infections, including surgical site infections, catheter- associated urinary tract … infections, and central-line-associated bloodstream infections, as well as Clostridioides difficile … or colonization Infection for C diff, infection for MRSA, infection for VRE. … can reduce MDRO infections in certain populations Moderate Bundled infection prevention and control … Effectiveness of Infection Control Teams in Reducing Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Systematic

42. C-Diff-Infections-Surveillance-140925 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2014 - Assessment of Clostridium difficile infections by quantitative detection of tcdB toxin by use of a … Impact of Chlorhexidine bathing on hospital-acquired infections among general medical patients. … Impact of chlorhexidine bathing on hospital-acquired infections among general medical patients. … taking concomitant antibiotics for other concurrent infections. … samples) difficile infections specificity, positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio,

43. Version 2_Risk of Reinfection From SARS-CoV-2 -- An Update of an Antibody Response Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Implications for Immunity: A Living Rapid Review (pdf file)
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    December 31, 2022 - ; in vaccine studies, all incident infections are considered primary infections. … in the negative cohort), and rigor in assessing positivity of infection (whether asymptomatic infections … In the SIREN study, primary infection protected against both symptomatic and asymptomatic infections … percent for symptomatic infections versus 81.8 percent when asymptomatic infections were included.27 … in the negative cohort), and rigor in assessing positivity of infection (whether asymptomatic infections

44. Treating and Preventing C. difficile Infections (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2017 - Treating and Preventing C. difficile Infections Treating and Preventing C. difficile Infections A … This summary will answer these questions: � What is a C. difficile infection? … If C. difficile bacteria in your intestines grow out of control, they can cause an infection. … Antibiotics are a type of medicine that fight infections caused by bacteria. … There is a chance of bleeding or infection, but the risk is low.

45. Middle Ear Infections: What to Expect and Treatment Options (pdf file)
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    May 29, 2025 - Middle Ear Infections: What to Expect and Treatment Options 1 Middle Ear Infections: What to … This vaccine has been a key player in the reduction of bacterial ear infections. … Diarrhea/vomiting (9) 5 Patient Ear Infection (5) Signs of an ear infection: … Cause ear infections 3. … Watchful waiting for ear infection safe for language acquisition.

46. Otitis Media With Effusion: Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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47. Active Surveillance Culturing of Clostridioides difficile and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, and Candida auris | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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48. Interventions to Improve Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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49. Clostridium Difficile Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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50. Version-3-Immunity-After-Covid-19-Appendix-Table-B-1 (xls file)
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    January 24, 2022 - Comorbidities, N (%) Assay Type Assay Brand Definition of a positive test Frequency of Ab testing Primary infections … Male Sex/Gender, N (%) Comorbidities, N (%) Assay Type Assay Brand Frequency of Ab testing Primary infections … infection requiring hospitalization) Primary infections, N (%) Total: 2747 Symptomatic: 2041 (74)* … against repeat infections was calculated as 1 minus the ratio of infection rate for the initially positive … The prevalence of infections classified as symptomatic or asymptomatic was compared for primary infections

51. Prevention in Adults of Transmission of Infection With Multidrug-Resistant Organisms | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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52. Emergency Medical Service/911 Workforce Infection Control and Prevention Issues (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2015 - severity, missed work, healthcare utilization, separation from the workforce, disability, and death from infections … severity, missed work, healthcare utilization, separation from the workforce, disability, and death from infections … Conceptual framework for infection prevention and control in EMS/911 workforce (IPC = infection … Missed work • Healthcare utilization • Separation from the workforce • Disability • Death from infections … EMS provider compliance with infection control recommendations is suboptimal.

53. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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    August 04, 2023 - What is the frequency and severity of harms associated with healthcare associated infections and asymptomatic … safety measures or indicators have been used to examine the harm associated with healthcare associated infections … In the United States, more than 2.8 million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur each year and … patients for MRSA, CRE, C.auris, and C.difficile that focus on healthcare associated infections or … Strategies to prevent Clostridioides difficile infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 update.

54. Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2021 - evidence about the use of facemasks and effects on risk of other respiratory infections, including … symptoms found no difference between an N95 versus surgical mask in risk of infections. … study evaluated masks’ effects on risk of infections with MERS-CoV (Appendix Table B-3). … Probable secondary infections in households of SARS patients in Hong Kong. … Probable secondary infections in households of SARS patients in Hong Kong.

55. Rapid Evidence Product: Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings Version 2 (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2021 - evidence about the use of facemasks and effects on risk of other respiratory infections, including … symptoms found no difference between an N95 versus surgical mask in risk of infections. … with SARS-CoV-2, 15 studies on risk of infection with SARS-CoV-1, and one study on risk of infections … Probable secondary infections in households of SARS patients in Hong Kong. … Probable secondary infections in households of SARS patients in Hong Kong.

56. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Response_Active Surveillance Culturing of Clostridioides difficile and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, and Candida auris (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2024 - Interestingly, the risk of any S. aureus infection (including methicillin- sensitive infections) was … /prevention and control[majr] OR "healthcare acquired infection"[ti] OR "healthcare acquired infections … "[ti] OR "healthcare associated infection"[ti] OR "healthcare associated infections"[ti] OR "hospital … acquired infection"[ti] OR "hospital acquired infections"[ti] OR "hospital associated infection"[ti … "nosocomial infection"[ti] OR "nosocomial infections"[ti] OR "nosocomial outbreak"[ti] OR "nosocomial

57. Hepatitis-C-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2012 - more than 90 percent in older studies of older injection drug users.16-22 About 60 percent of new infections … age at infection, longer duration of infection, male sex, concomitant HIV or hepatitis B virus (HBV … , counseling against risky behaviors, and immunization for other hepatitis infections. … Viral Infections in short-term injection drug users: The prevalence of the hepatitis C, hepatitis B, … The risk of transfusion-transmitted viral infections. The Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study.

58. Dispostion of Comments Report for Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults (pdf file)
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    November 27, 2012 - Washington, D.C.: Committee on the prevention and control of viral hepatitis infections; Institute of … Viral infections in short-term injection drug users: the prevalence of the hepatitis C, hepatitis B, … Mitchell, Editors; Committee on the Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis Infections; Institute … Hev infections have declined over the last two decades, at least three million Americans are chronically … described in the Results (KQ 2b), are quite low (though the more targeted the strategy, the more infections

59. Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2012 - infections' Suggestion adopted. … controversial, this is becoming less so with more evidence suggesting an increased risk of enteric infections … controversial, this is becoming less so with more evidence suggesting an increased risk of enteric infections … 43: ‘There are a number of important questions to be addressed regarding: (1) how to control, both infections … Also infections are also part of outbreaks. Reword sentence Sentence has been reworded.

60. Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2013 - Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: Future Research Needs Future Research Needs Paper … Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: Future Research Needs. … About 78 percent of patients with acute HCV infection develop chronic HCV infection, defined by the … Treatment of patients with HCV infection with or without liver biopsy. … Ongoing Clinical Trials of Interventions for Hepatitis C Infection