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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42538/psn-pdf
October 04, 2013 - Impact of a national multimodal intervention to prevent
catheter-related bloodstream infection in the … Impact of a national multimodal intervention to prevent
catheter-related bloodstream infection in the … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-national-multimodal-intervention-prevent-catheter-related-bloodstream-
infection-icu … efforts to improve safety culture resulted in a
marked reduction in central line–associated bloodstream infections … primer/culture-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/preventing-picc-complications-whose-line-it
October 01, 2017 - Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections, 2011. … AHRQ Patient Safety Project Reduces Bloodstream Infections by 40 Percent. … Effect of an education program on decreasing catheter-related bloodstream infections in the surgical … Strategies to prevent central line–associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals. … September 28, 2022
Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33677/psn-pdf
November 01, 2008 - Perspective
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common hospital-acquired infection, accounting … for 40% of all
hospital-acquired infections. … infections, such as surgical site infections, ventilator-associated
pneumonia, and bacteremia. … decrease risks of symptomatic infection. … Utilizing national nosocomial infection
surveillance system data to improve urinary tract infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60910/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - Hospital- and system-wide interventions for health care-
associated infections: a systematic review. … Hospital- and system-wide interventions for health care-associated
infections: a systematic review. … including enhanced environmental cleaning using disinfection technologies; EHR implementation;
multimodal infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/psychological-safety-and-infection-prevention-practices-results-national-survey … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/psychological-safety-and-infection-prevention-practices-results-national-survey
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49666/psn-pdf
October 01, 2012 - Describe steps schools, coaches, and athletes can take to prevent infection. … Concurrent
infection of actual spider bites is very rare. … symptoms of skin infection. … MRSA Infections. Prevention Information and Advice for Athletes. … Skin Infections in Wrestling.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41475/psn-pdf
June 20, 2012 - Behind one hospital's fight against deadly infection.
June 20, 2012
Landro L. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/behind-one-hospitals-fight-against-deadly-infection
This newspaper article … describes how one hospital reduced hospital-acquired infection rates. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/behind-one-hospitals-fight-against-deadly-infection
https://psnet.ahrq.gov … /primer/health-care-associated-infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45222/psn-pdf
June 08, 2016 - A program to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract
infection in acute care. … A Program to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in
Acute Care. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/program-prevent-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-acute-care … Keystone ICU study, which achieved remarkable sustained reductions in central
line–associated bloodstream infections … checklist gathered the most publicity,
the study's key insight was that preventing health care–associated infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/characteristics-healthcare-organisations-struggling-improve-quality-results-systematic-review
August 14, 2019 - October 13, 2018
Comparing catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention programs … April 5, 2017
What US hospitals are doing to prevent common device-associated infections … September 16, 2020
The importance of leadership in preventing healthcare–associated infection … The influence of organizational context on quality improvement and patient safety efforts in infection … association between Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) measures and catheter-associated infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/genome-detectives-solve-hospitals-deadly-outbreak
August 22, 2012 - Despite strict infection controls placed around a patient carrying a deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria … October 17, 2012
An infection, unnoticed, turns unstoppable. … August 29, 2012
Behind one hospital's fight against deadly infection. … February 29, 2012
Hospital infections hard to gauge.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-resources-clinicians
August 04, 2021 - deterioration and hospital‐acquired complications in adult patients with isolation precautions for infection … October 14, 2020
Referrals of infection control breaches to public health authorities … April 6, 2022
Evidence of respiratory infection transmission within physician offices … could inform outpatient infection control.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865339/psn-pdf
March 27, 2024 - COVID-19 were high in nursing homes for both residents and staff with wide
variation in implementing infection … This study describes the gaps between infection
control work-as-imagined and work-as-done in nursing … and-safety-older-adults
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-19-nursing-homes-cms-needs-continue-strengthen-oversight-infection-prevention-and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35516/psn-pdf
February 03, 2011 - Supplemental perioperative oxygen and the risk of
surgical wound infection: a randomized controlled … Supplemental perioperative oxygen and the risk of surgical
wound infection: a randomized controlled … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/supplemental-perioperative-oxygen-and-risk-surgical-wound-infection-
randomized-controlled … This study addresses the benefits of a low-risk intervention to reduce postoperative surgical site infections … 80% fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2)
perioperatively reduced the incidence of postoperative wound infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40688/psn-pdf
November 16, 2016 - Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings:
Minimum Expectations for Safe Care. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guide-infection-prevention-outpatient-settings-minimum-expectations-safe-care … This report suggests strategies to prevent infections in the outpatient setting and provides links … to more
detailed infection prevention information. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guide-infection-prevention-outpatient-settings-minimum-expectations-safe-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850931/psn-pdf
June 21, 2023 - What US hospitals are doing to prevent common device-
associated infections during the coronavirus disease … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-us-hospitals-are-doing-prevent-common-device-associated-infections- … during-coronavirus
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged infection prevention and control practices. … Findings from this survey
of infection prevention professionals from acute care hospitals in the United … triage-system
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perioperative-covid-19-defense-evidence-based-approach-optimization-infection-control-and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/encouraging-employees-speak-prevent-infections-opportunities-leverage-quality-improvement-and
January 23, 2017 - Study
Encouraging employees to speak up to prevent infections: opportunities to leverage … 3, 2014
Implementing a national program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection … October 31, 2014
Positive deviance: a new tool for infection prevention and patient safety … May 7, 2014
Organizational culture and its implications for infection prevention and … January 8, 2014
Culture change in infection control: applying psychological principles
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72843/psn-pdf
March 17, 2021 - study-multicentric
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to changes in infection prevention and control practices … and increased
the risk for some healthcare-acquired infections. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perioperative-covid-19-defense-evidence-based-approach-optimization-infection-control-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-sars-cov-2-hospital-acquired-infection-rates-united-states-predictions-and-early … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/universal-surveillance-methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus-3-affiliated-hospitals
December 23, 2008 - , this study found significant reductions in both colonization rates and rates of hospital-acquired infection … December 6, 2013
Culture change in infection control: applying psychological principles … October 8, 2013
Influence of state laws mandating reporting of healthcare-associated infections … : the case of central line–associated bloodstream infections. … 31, 2013
A multidisciplinary approach to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46155/psn-pdf
December 21, 2017 - A national implementation project to prevent catheter-
associated urinary tract infection in nursing … A National Implementation Project to Prevent Catheter-Associated
Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-implementation-project-prevent-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-
infection-nursing … Catheter-associated urinary tract infections are considered preventable never events. … adjusted analyses, this effort led to a significant
decrease in catheter-associated urinary tract infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36267/psn-pdf
October 21, 2010 - Antiretroviral medication errors among hospitalized
patients with HIV infection. … Antiretroviral medication errors among hospitalized patients with
HIV infection. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antiretroviral-medication-errors-among-hospitalized-patients-hiv-infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antiretroviral-medication-errors-among-hospitalized-patients-hiv-infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33676/psn-pdf
November 01, 2008 - Saint's research has focused on reducing health
care–associated infections, with a particular focus … on preventing catheter-related urinary tract infections
(UTIs). … catheter–related infection. … infection is a very big part of that. … In the 1970s, when infection control really began to blossom, infection
control professionals, the hospital