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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infections-associated-reprocessed-flexible-bronchoscopes
March 11, 2015 - Press Release/Announcement
Infections associated with reprocessed flexible bronchoscopes … Citation Text:
Infections associated with reprocessed flexible bronchoscopes. … Use of incompletely cleaned medical devices has been linked to health care–associated infections . … Drawing from reports submitted to the FDA regarding infections related to reprocessed flexible bronchoscopes … Linkedin
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/timing-surgical-antimicrobial-prophylaxis
June 24, 2009 - Resources From the Same Author(s)
Surgical glove perforation and the risk of surgical site infection … August 9, 2018
Global Guidelines on the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection. … January 3, 2018
Patient engagement with surgical site infection prevention: an expert … October 3, 2012
Supplemental perioperative oxygen and the risk of surgical wound infection … February 3, 2011
Surgical glove perforation and the risk of surgical site infection.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections-hospitals-leadership-needed-hhs-prioritize-prevention
October 15, 2008 - HHS to Prioritize Prevention Practices and Improve Data on these Infections. … Prevention Practices and Improve Data on these Infections. … 25, 2019
COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: CMS Needs to Continue to Strengthen Oversight of Infection … 9, 2024
COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: CMS Needs to Continue to Strengthen Oversight of Infection … Public reporting of health care–associated surveillance data: recommendations from the Healthcare Infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-nonpayment-hospital-acquired-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-statewide
October 17, 2017 - Study
Effect of nonpayment for hospital-acquired, catheter–associated urinary tract infection … Effect of nonpayment for hospital-acquired, catheter-associated urinary tract infection: a statewide … Effect of nonpayment for hospital-acquired, catheter-associated urinary tract infection: a statewide … October 17, 2017
Comparing catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention programs … January 3, 2017
Health care-associated infections: a meta-analysis of costs and financial
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-complaints-made-about-surgical-departments-uk-district-general-hospital
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Referrals of infection … deterioration and hospital‐acquired complications in adult patients with isolation precautions for infection … October 14, 2020
Evidence of respiratory infection transmission within physician offices … could inform outpatient infection control.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/training-induces-cognitive-bias-case-simulation-based-emergency-airway-curriculum
May 18, 2022 - March 4, 2020
American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society: Surgical Site … Infection Guidelines, 2016 Update. … Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream infection … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-traditional-surveillance-public-reporting-nosocomial-bloodstream-infection-rates
August 20, 2018 - Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream infection … Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream infection rates. … Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream infection rates. … December 6, 2013
Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in … August 25, 2010
Preventing infections: how Portland hospitals compare.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/outbreak
January 29, 2015 - Emerging Threats Respiratory infections such as H1N1 influenza, SARS, and XDR-TB have emerged as global … The CDC provides guidance for infection control practices, based on transmission mechanisms and infection … Guidelines for Infection Control in Health Care Personnel, 1998. … Emerging Infections: Microbial Threats to Health in the United States. … for Disease Control and Prevention Hospital Infections Program Bioterrorism Working Group.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47452/psn-pdf
December 27, 2018 - The preventable proportion of healthcare-associated
infections 2005-2016: systematic review and meta … systematic review and meta-analysis, investigators sought to determine the proportion of HAIs
prevented by infection … A past PSNet perspective discussed infection prevention and
patient safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-hospital-acquired-clostridium-difficile-infection-hospital-mortality … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/how-does-infection-prevention-fit-safety-program
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38164/psn-pdf
July 02, 2009 - A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-
Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals. … However, applying patient safety techniques as well as traditional
infection control methods has resulted … in significant successes in curbing these infections. … implementation strategies for
prevention of the four most common HAIs (catheter-related bloodstream infection … , ventilator-associated
pneumonia, catheter-associated urinary tract infection, and surgical site infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventable-tragedies-superbugs-and-how-ineffective-monitoring-medical-device-safety-fails
May 18, 2011 - sterilization of duodenoscopes and other medical equipment has been linked to health care–associated infection … 2024
COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: CMS Needs to Continue to Strengthen Oversight of Infection … August 10, 2022
Infection Control Deficiencies Were Widespread and Persistent in Nursing … Reporting Programs and Individual Hospital Initiatives to Reduce Certain Infections. … HHS to Prioritize Prevention Practices and Improve Data on these Infections.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/increases-mortality-length-stay-and-cost-associated-hospital-acquired-infections-trauma
December 21, 2014 - Increases in mortality, length of stay, and cost associated with hospital-acquired infections … Increases in mortality, length of stay, and cost associated with hospital-acquired infections in trauma … More
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Compliance with central line maintenance bundle and infection … December 30, 2014
Infection prevention in the emergency department. … The influence of organizational context on quality improvement and patient safety efforts in infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49626/psn-pdf
May 01, 2011 - Emerging Threats
Respiratory infections such as H1N1 influenza, SARS, and XDR-TB have emerged as global … The CDC provides guidance for infection control practices, based on transmission mechanisms and
infection … Guidelines for Infection Control in Health Care Personnel, 1998. … Emerging Infections: Microbial Threats to Health in the United
States. … for
Disease Control and Prevention Hospital Infections Program Bioterrorism Working Group.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-charles-crecelius-md-phd-cmd-and-lori-l-popejoy-phd-rn-faan
October 28, 2020 - with family and physicians, building confidence in treating in place and in the ability to contain infections … or Medicaid have in place an Infection Prevention and Control Program and an Infection Preventionist … Rural LTC facilities in particular may suffer from a dearth of infection prevention expertise. … The toolkit covers topics such as infection control and workforce/staffing. … Changes in US nursing home infection prevention and control programs from 2014 to 2018.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43299/psn-pdf
December 23, 2016 - Preventing infection from the misuse of vials. … December 23, 2016
Preventing infection from the misuse of vials. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-infection-misuse-vials
The Joint Commission has issued a sentinel … event alert regarding infections caused by the misuse of vials,
prompted by at least 49 outbreaks related … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-infection-misuse-vials
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sentinel-event-alert
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41550/psn-pdf
March 22, 2014 - An infection, unnoticed, turns unstoppable.
March 22, 2014
Dwyer J. New York Times. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infection-unnoticed-turns-unstoppable
This newspaper article reports on … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infection-unnoticed-turns-unstoppable
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sepsis-emergency
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus
June 24, 2010 - Invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in the United States. … National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System. … National trends in Staphylococcus aureus infection rates: impact on economic burden and mortality over … Safety of patients isolated for infection control. JAMA. 2003;290:1899-1905. … May 13, 2020
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36126/psn-pdf
March 12, 2016 - Association for Professionals in Infection Control and
Epidemiology. … Arlington, VA 22202. 202-789-1890 info@apic.org
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-professionals-infection-control-and-epidemiology … Web site offers news articles, event listings, and information on minimizing health care-associated
infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-professionals-infection-control-and-epidemiology
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/qualitative-study-senior-hospital-managers-views-current-and-innovative-strategies-improve
March 08, 2023 - A qualitative study of interprofessional dissonance in hospital infection prevention and control. … May 4, 2022
Fighting MRSA infections in hospital care: how organizational factors matter … September 1, 2018
Encouraging employees to speak up to prevent infections: opportunities … November 18, 2016
Impact of organizations on healthcare-associated infections. … May 7, 2014
Organizational culture and its implications for infection prevention and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41590/psn-pdf
August 15, 2012 - Nurse staffing, burnout, and health care-associated
infection. … Nurse staffing, burnout, and health care-associated infection. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-staffing-burnout-and-health-care-associated-infection
The critical … This study, which
examined the association between hospital-acquired infections, nurse staffing, and … rates of
burnout among nurses was significantly associated with a higher risk of hospital-acquired infections