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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/healthcare-infections_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Brief Protocol
Project Title: Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated
Infections … Copper surfaces in the intensive care unit for preventing hospital-acquired infections. … " next/1 (infection*
OR pathogen*)) OR ("healthcare associated" next/1 (infection* OR
pathogen*)) OR … ("hospital associated" next/1 (infection* OR pathogen*))
(HAI OR HAIS OR HAP OR HAPS):ti
2 Infection … )
S2 AND (S3 OR S4)
6 Combine sets
(infections and
surfaces)
S4 AND (contaminat* OR infection
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/masks-surveillance-2-appendix-table-a-3.xlsx
March 23, 2020 - Inclusion Criteria Sample Size Age (mean, years) Female % Healthcare Worker Type/Role Definition of HCW Infection … Proportion (%) of HCWs With Infections Results: Mask Use Versus Nonuse Results: Comparison of Mask Types … Limitations
Alradaddi B et al. 2016 Risk factors for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus infection … eye protection
Not reported Potential recall bias
Caputo K et al. 2006 Intubation of SARS patients: infection … midwife
4% housekeeping
11% lab or operating room technician 3% security guard
9% other SARS-CoV-2 infection
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/procalcitonin_executive.pdf
October 01, 2012 - levels rising at the onset of infection and
falling rapidly as the infection resolves, as compared … The cutoff level of procalcitonin to identify
postoperative patients with infection or at risk of infection … , or at risk of infection. … or unlikely to have infection as
compared with those with proven or probable infection. … Patients with chronic infections and
infections for which a longer duration of antibiotic therapy
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/c-diff-infections-nomination-140925.pdf
February 19, 2014 - Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention,
and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection … Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) Infection … Effectiveness of Early
Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection. … different methods for detection of toxigenic C. difficile to assist
with diagnosis of C. difficile infection … (CDI) is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections
(HAIs).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tonsillectomy_executive.pdf
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
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/masks-appendix-table-b-3-version-1.xlsx
February 01, 2020 - Inclusion Criteria Sample Size Age (mean, years) Female % Healthcare Worker Type/Role Definition of HCW Infection … Proportion (%) of HCWs With Infections Results: Mask Use Versus Nonuse Results: Comparison of Mask Types … Study Limitations
Alradaddi B et al 2016 Risk factors for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus infection … eye protection
Not reported Potential recall bias
Caputo K et al 2006 Intubation of SARS patients: infection … 2020 Association between 2019-nCoV transmission and N95 respirator use 10-Apr-20 Journal of Hospital Infection
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/clinical-pathway-methods-report-appendix-k.pdf
February 01, 2018 - ’.
1. clostridium difficile infection. … in patients with
recurrent infections (JAMA 2017 Nov 28)
3. fecal microbiota transplantation reported … Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and
prevention of Clostridium difficile infections. … Assessment and management
of clostridium difficile Infections (CDI) -
adult. … National Institute for Health and Care
Excellence [NICE] 20149
• Symptoms of mild C. difficile infections
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c_disposition-comments.pdf
November 27, 2012 - Disposition of Comments Report for Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults
Source: … that examine the efficacy of
these new drugs and new regimens in patients with
hepatitis C viral infections … Hepatitis C virus infection in USA: an estimate of true prevalence. … Telaprevir and peginterferon with or without ribavirin for chronic HCV infection. … Telaprevir for Previously Untreated Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/masks-prevention-covid-surveillance-report.pdf
July 17, 2020 - One new observational study1 on mask use and risk of SARS-CoV-2
infection in community settings was … prior to the development of symptoms by
the index case were associated with decreased risk of incident infections … , after adjusting for other
hygiene and infection control practices, physical distance to index case … There was no association between mask use after illness onset in the index case
and risk of SARS-CoV-2 infections … or effects of mask use and risk of SARS-CoV-1 infection, MERS-CoV
infection (the cause of Middle East
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/masks-surveillance-2-report.pdf
October 01, 2020 - of various types of facemasks in the
community and in healthcare workers (HCWs) for prevention of infection … One new observational study1 on mask use and
versus no use risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare … No new study evaluated the effects of mask use and risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in
community settings … or effects of mask use and risk of SARS-CoV-1 infection, MERS-CoV
infection, or influenza/influenzalike … Healthcare workers & SARS-CoV-2
infection in India: A case-control
investigation in the time of COVID
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0768-141211.pdf
October 23, 2014 - Tonsillectomy for Recurrent Infection … Summary Document
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
§ Tonsillectomy for Recurrent Infection … , complications of infection, or complications of
surgery
Key Question #2: What is the comparative … Recurrent infections
from Nominator: (how many)? SDB?
2. … stems from the varied measures for severity of infection.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Masks-appendix-table-b-3-surveillance-report.xlsx
February 01, 2020 - Sample Size Age (mean, years) Female % Healthcare Worker Type/Role Definition of Healthcare Worker Infection … Proportion (%) of Healthcare Workers With Infections Results: Mask Use Versus Nonuse Results: Comparison … Study Limitations
Alradaddi B et al 2016 Risk factors for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus infection … eye protection
Not reported Potential recall bias
Caputo K et al 2006 Intubation of SARS patients: infection … 2020 Association between 2019-nCoV transmission and N95 respirator use 10-Apr-20 Journal of Hospital Infection
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/masks-appendix-table-b-3-version-2.xlsx
February 01, 2020 - Sample Size Age (mean, years) Female % Healthcare Worker Type/Role Definition of Healthcare Worker Infection … Proportion (%) of Healthcare Workers With Infections Results: Mask Use Versus Nonuse Results: Comparison … Study Limitations
Alradaddi B et al 2016 Risk factors for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus infection … eye protection
Not reported Potential recall bias
Caputo K et al 2006 Intubation of SARS patients: infection … 2020 Association between 2019-nCoV transmission and N95 respirator use 10-Apr-20 Journal of Hospital Infection
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/masks-appendix-table-b-2-version-2.xlsx
January 01, 2007 - Geographic Setting Setting Inclusion Criteria Sample Size Age (mean, years) Female (%) Definition of Infection … Proportion (%) of Healthcare Workers With Infections Results: Mask Use Versus Nonuse Results: Comparison … al 2007 SARS transmission in Vietnam outside of the health-care setting 13-Apr-20 Epidemiology and Infection … model Not reported Not reported Not reported Potential recall bias
Lau J et al 2004 Probable secondary infections … of household member
Controls: SARS cases with no secondary infection of household member 131 cases and
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/masks-appendix-table-b-2-version-1.xlsx
January 01, 2007 - Geographic Setting Setting Inclusion Criteria Sample Size Age (mean, years) Female (%) Definition of Infection … Proportion (%) of Healthcare Workers With Infections Results: Mask Use Versus Nonuse Results: Comparison … al 2007 SARS transmission in Vietnam outside of the health-care setting 13-Apr-20 Epidemiology and Infection … model Not reported Not reported Not reported Potential recall bias
Lau J et al 2004 Probable secondary infections … of household member
Controls: SARS cases with no secondary infection of household member 131 cases and
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-diff-infections_research-protocol.pdf
May 24, 2010 - Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment of C. difficile Infections … The hypervirulent
strain accounts for 51 percent of C. difficile infections, compared to only 17 percent … Treatment for relapsed or recurrent C. difficile infections, however, is much more
problematic. … Unfortunately, protocols for targeted hospital acquired infections are not always congruent. … Strategies to prevent clostridium difficile
infections in acute care hospitals.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/febrile-infants-diagnosis-management_executive.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Some studies have also
included pneumonia, bone and joint infections,
skin and soft tissue infections … Serious
bacterial infections in febrile infants 1 to 90 days old with
and without viral infections. … Prevalence of serious bacterial
infections in febrile infants with respiratory syncytial virus
infection … Risk of serious
bacterial infection in young febrile infants with
respiratory syncytial virus infections … Influenza virus
infection and the risk of serious bacterial infections in
young febrile infants.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-238-cervical-ripening-evidence-summary.pdf
March 01, 2021 - with dinoprostone and maternal infection, birth trauma or
shoulder dystocia with single-balloon catheters … The incidence of meconium
aspiration syndrome, shoulder dystocia, and uterine infection, primarily with … inpatient
Infection
Low-strength
evidence of little or
no difference
2 RCTs
(n=1,120)
4% vs … inpatient
Uterine
Infection
Low-strength
evidence of little or
no difference
2 RCTs
(n=259 … placebo
Uterine
Infection
Low-strength
evidence of a small,
but nonsignificant,
difference
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c_surveillance.pdf
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.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hepatitis-c_surveillance.pdf
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.