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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50431/psn-pdf
October 02, 2019 - Time-series analysis of health care–associated infections
in a new hospital with all private rooms. … examined the effect of a move into a new hospital with entirely private rooms on
health care–associated infection … rates of colonization with several types of antibiotic-resistant
bacteria decreased, the effect on infection … rates was mixed (in particular, Clostridium difficile infection rates
did not change). … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-hospital-acquired-clostridium-difficile-infection-hospital-mortality
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837306/psn-pdf
June 01, 2022 - Mortality due to hospital-acquired infection after cardiac
surgery. … Mortality due to hospital-acquired infection after cardiac surgery. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mortality-due-hospital-acquired-infection-after-cardiac-surgery
Surgical … site infections and other postoperative healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) can lead to significant … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/surgical-site-infections
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-associated-infections-hai
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50689/psn-pdf
November 20, 2019 - ) and strengthening state-hospital relationships to improve infection control
efforts. … PubMed citations
Central-line Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI)
Over the three-year study … Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)
Baseline CAUTI rates at participating hospitals … Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI)
The authors observed a statistically significant reduction … /primer/health-care-associated-infections
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/zero-tolerance-deadly-hospital-acquired-infections
March 11, 2020 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Zero tolerance for deadly hospital-acquired infections … Zero Tolerance for Deadly Hospital-Acquired Infections. Consum Rep. 2017;82(1):32-40. … Zero Tolerance for Deadly Hospital-Acquired Infections. Consum Rep. 2017;82(1):32-40. … February 2, 2022
Culture of safety: impact on improvement in infection prevention process … June 17, 2010
Preventing infections: how Portland hospitals compare.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/back-basics-preventing-surgical-site-infections
March 17, 2021 - Commentary
Back to basics: preventing surgical site infections. … Back to basics: preventing surgical site infections. … Surgical site infections are a common yet preventable unintended consequence of surgery. … Back to basics: preventing surgical site infections. … July 19, 2023
Surgical site infection prevention: a review.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/psychological-impact-and-coping-strategies-frontline-medical-staff-hunan-between-january-and
May 31, 2023 - Recognition of healthcare staff by hospital management and government, strong infection control guidelines … 2022
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line-associated bloodstream infection … (CLABSI), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): the urgent need to refocus on hardwiring … Recommendations for the use of Chest Radiography and Computed Tomography (CT) for Suspected COVID-19 Infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853960/psn-pdf
January 01, 2024 - influence of hospital leadership support on burnout,
psychological safety, and safety climate for US infection … influence of hospital leadership support on burnout, psychological
safety, and safety climate for US infection … Among US hospital infection preventionists surveyed in this study, nearly half reported feeling
burnt … /primer/burnout
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/barriers-and-facilitators-healthcare-workers-adherence-infection-prevention-and-control-ipc
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61019/psn-pdf
October 14, 2020 - acquired
complications in adult patients with isolation precautions
for infection control: a systematic … acquired complications in adult
patients with isolation precautions for infection control: a systematic … clinical-deterioration-and-hospital-acquired-complications-adult-patients-
isolation
Isolation for infection … systematic review did not identify any evidence suggesting that adult patients in
isolation precautions for infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-2012-national-patient-safety-goal-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-cauti
February 28, 2018 - Guidelines
New 2012 National Patient Safety Goal - catheter-associated urinary tract infection … Citation Text:
New 2012 National Patient Safety Goal - catheter-associated urinary tract infection … Citation
Citation Text:
New 2012 National Patient Safety Goal - catheter-associated urinary tract infection … 31, 2014
Implementing a national program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection … October 31, 2014
Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measuring-hospital-wide-activity-volume-patient-safety-and-infection-control-multi-centre
January 15, 2009 - Study
Measuring hospital-wide activity volume for patient safety and infection control … Measuring hospital-wide activity volume for patient safety and infection control: a multi-centre study … Measuring hospital-wide activity volume for patient safety and infection control: a multi-centre study … January 15, 2009
Cost of hospital-wide activities to improve patient safety and infection … April 24, 2017
Health care-associated infections: a meta-analysis of costs and financial
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-universal-glove-and-gown-use-adverse-events-intensive-care-unit-patients
December 09, 2015 - Glove and gown precautions are a cornerstone of infection control in hospital settings. … Prior studies have shown that patients under infection control precautions are more likely to experience … These results suggest that universal glove and gown precautions are safe enough to test as an infection … (CLABSI), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): the urgent need to refocus on hardwiring … February 1, 2012
Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43114/psn-pdf
April 09, 2014 - The ethics of empowering patients as partners in
healthcare-associated infection prevention. … The ethics of empowering patients as partners in healthcare-associated
infection prevention. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ethics-empowering-patients-partners-healthcare-associated-infection-
prevention … Engaging patients in health care–acquired infection (HAI) prevention, such as asking providers about … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/engaging-patient-observer-promote-hand-hygiene-compliance-ambulatory-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-infections-how-portland-hospitals-compare
June 08, 2011 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Preventing infections: how Portland hospitals compare. … Citation Text:
Preventing infections: how Portland hospitals compare. Rojas-Burke J. … November 7, 2018
Global Guidelines on the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection. … January 3, 2018
Zero tolerance for deadly hospital-acquired infections. … Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infections
July 17, 2013 - Toolkit
Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. … Citation Text:
Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. … September 11, 2023
Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections … 18, 2011
New 2012 National Patient Safety Goal - catheter-associated urinary tract infection … , 2011
Perspective
Health Care–Acquired Urinary Tract Infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/viewing-prevention-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-system-using-systems
July 12, 2023 - Study
Viewing prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection as a system … Viewing Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection as a System: Using Systems Engineering … Viewing Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection as a System: Using Systems Engineering … 9, 2015
Implementing a national program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection … February 3, 2011
Healthcare-Associated Infections.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43503/psn-pdf
August 02, 2015 - site infection
reduction and health care cost savings. … site infection reduction and health care cost savings. … infections. … a significant
decrease in both superficial infections and postoperative sepsis. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837662/psn-pdf
July 13, 2022 - outcomes-among
Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing can result in patient harm and costly antibiotic-resistant infections … Health record review of 1,477 patients admitted from the emergency department for suspected bacteremia
infection … revealed that 11.6% were misdiagnosed at infection site, and 3.1% did not have any infection. … association-safety-program-improving-antibiotic-use-antibiotic-use-and-hospital-onset
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antibiotic-resistant-infection-treatment-costs-have-doubled
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72576/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - -
blood-culture
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in changes to infection prevention and control practices … study, the authors found that blood culture contamination and central line-associated blood
stream infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-sars-cov-2-hospital-acquired-infection-rates-united-states-predictions-and-early … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perioperative-covid-19-defense-evidence-based-approach-optimization-infection-control-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36583/psn-pdf
January 14, 2011 - The effect of workload on infection risk in critically ill
patients. … The effect of workload on infection risk in critically ill patients. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-workload-infection-risk-critically-ill-patients
Lower nurse-to-patient … This single-center
study evaluated the effect of changes in nurse staffing on nosocomial infection rates … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-workload-infection-risk-critically-ill-patients
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60541/psn-pdf
May 01, 2013 - Targeted versus universal decolonization to prevent ICU
infection. … Targeted versus universal decolonization to prevent ICU
infection. … Universal
decolonization resulted in significantly greater reduction in blood stream infections than … the other two
studied approaches for infection reduction. … /primer/health-care-associated-infections
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fighting-mrsa-infections-hospital-care-how-organizational-factors-matter