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441. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 09, 2014 - Interventions to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use included guidelines for controlling Clostridium difficile infection … vital-signs-improving-antibiotic-use-among-hospitalized-patients https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-hospital-acquired-clostridium-difficile-infection-hospital-mortality … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-hospital-acquired-clostridium-difficile-infection-hospital-mortality

442. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 22, 2014 - Public reporting of health care–associated surveillance data: recommendations from the Healthcare Infection … Public Reporting of Health Care–Associated Surveillance Data: Recommendations From the Healthcare Infection … public-reporting-health-care-associated-surveillance-data-recommendations- healthcare Public reporting of health care–associated infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-compare https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

443. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 24, 2018 - The project employed models and tools to implement surgical site infection prevention strategies. … Participants reported substantial reductions of surgical site infections in their facilities. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/centers-disease-control-and-prevention-guideline-prevention-surgical-site-infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/centers-disease-control-and-prevention-guideline-prevention-surgical-site-infection

444. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2007 - The result was strongly positive for group A streptococcal infection. … The importance of this infection is evidenced by the many guidelines published by professional societies … That is, if the rapid strep test is positive, the patient likely has a group A streptococcal infection … , but a negative test does not rule out the infection. … Laboratory Diagnosis of Group A Streptococcal Infections: A Laboratory Manual.

445. Decontamination of Surgical Instruments. | PSNet
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     September 21, 2022 - April 30, 2024 Surgical site infection prevention: a review. … February 24, 2022 - February 24, 2022 Design and implementation of the infection prevention … January 31, 2018 Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification

446. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 10, 2008 - Effect of antiseptic handwashing vs alcohol sanitizer on health care-associated infections in neonatal … Effect of antiseptic handwashing vs alcohol sanitizer on health care- associated infections in neonatal … This clinical trial compared these strategies on patient infection rates, nurses’ skin conditions, and … Adjusted results showed no difference in patient infection rates or microbial counts, but skin condition … compares these findings with existing research and the confounding factors associated with measured infection

447. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 28, 2021 - I think infection control is a really high priority because infection can really derail treatment. … I think that infection control is absolutely paramount to be successful at home. … How do you mitigate the risk of infection with infection control practices, like when you're assessing … patient is now at an increased risk for another infection or hospitalization. … These infections are troublesome not only for the patient, hopefully they don't lead to a hospitalization

448. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 14, 2021 - toolkit-improve-antibiotic-use-long-term-care The use of antibiotics should be monitored to reduce the potential for infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-improve-antibiotic-use-long-term-care https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infection-control-deficiencies-were-widespread-and-persistent-nursing-homes-prior-covid

449. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 03, 2011 - Universal screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospital admission and nosocomial infection … Universal screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospital admission and nosocomial infection … Patients who are colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are at risk for infections … surgery, and may also transmit the bacteria to other patients if hospital staff do not follow proper infection … This study evaluated one widely advocated strategy for reducing MRSA infections: screening all patients

450. Febrile Neutropenia and an Almost Fatal Medication Error | PSNet
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     February 01, 2012 - ) Patients with neutropenia—such as the patient in this case—are at increased risk of developing an infection … Infection in a neutropenic patient can be fatal. … , skin or soft-tissue infection, pneumonia, hemodynamic instability, or severe mucositis.( 9 ) In this … Patients with neutropenia are at high risk for infection and should not be prescribed suppositories to … Prevention and Treatment of Cancer-Related Infections, Version 2.2016, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines

451. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 25, 2021 - recommendations-reprocessing Incomplete reprocessing of reusable flexible endoscopes can result in nosocomial infection … guidance to improve the safe reuse of bronchoscopes with a focus on scope design, sterile processing, and infection

452. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 03, 2016 - Health care-associated infections among critically ill children in the US, 2007-2012. … Health care-associated infections among critically ill children in the US, 2007-2012. … A recent AHRQ WebM&M perspective focused on hospital infection prevention programs. … prevention-ventilator-associated-pneumonia-evidence-based-systematic-review https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-care-acquired-urinary-tract-infection-problem-and-solutions … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/how-does-infection-prevention-fit-safety-program

453. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on healthcare-associated infections in 2020: a summary … The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) on healthcare-associated infections in 2020: A summary … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-healthcare-associated-infections … The authors conclude that these findings suggest a need to return to conventional infection control … /issue/will-covid-19-pandemic-transform-infection-prevention-and-control-surgery-seeking-leverage

454. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 27, 2022 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-preventing-clabsi-and-cauti-icus Healthcare-associated infections … cultural guidance to support practice changes to prevent and reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection … (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) rates in intensive care units (ICUs … issue/toolkit-preventing-clabsi-and-cauti-icus https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

455. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 24, 2020 - day-covid-siege-theyre-all-going-die This feature story describes the COVID-19 experience at one nursing home and discusses how the infection … outbreak-investigation-covid-19-among-residents-and-staff-independent-and-assisted-living https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infection-control-deficiencies-were-widespread-and-persistent-nursing-homes-prior-covid

456. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 02, 2011 - prevention-ventilator-associated-pneumonia-evidence-based-systematic- review Health care–associated infections … Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the four most common HAIs along with catheter-related bloodstream infection … , catheter-associated urinary tract infection, and surgical site infection. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu https … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nonpayment-harms-resulting-medical-care-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infections

457. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 21, 2019 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/estimating-hospital-costs-inpatient-harms Pressure ulcers, surgical site infections … Added cost varied from $32,000 for a surgical site infection to $9000 for a hospital-acquired urinary … tract infection. … WebM&M commentary explored the cascade of events that can lead to a hospital-acquired bloodstream infection … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/estimating-hospital-costs-inpatient-harms https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/surgical-site-infections

458. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - ) and vancomycin- resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE), are frequent sources of hospital-acquired infection … Although the incidence of serious infections caused by MRSA has been decreasing, the optimal strategies … patients colonized with these bacteria was evaluated for effectiveness at preventing colonization and infection … No reduction in colonization or infection was found, in part attributable to the fact that use of barrier … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/veterans-affairs-initiative-prevent-methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus-infections

459. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 21, 2016 - this retrospective review, researchers sought to identify patient characteristics, risk factors, and infections … Pneumonia was the most frequently documented infection causing sepsis. … They concluded that reducing sepsis will require an ongoing focus on infection prevention. … errors-sepsis-management https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/compendium-strategies-prevent-healthcare-associated-infections-acute-care-hospitals … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/how-does-infection-prevention-fit-safety-program

460. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2008 - Constance Lehfeldt is a former nurse who developed a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection … Although the exact source of her MRSA infection remains unclear, it manifested itself after her surgery … Since recovering from the infection (which left her with mild speech problems and blindness in one eye