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121. Urinary Tract Infection – Handout and Family Member Pamphlet (Spanish) (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/uti-handout-spanish.docx
     September 01, 2022 - Urinary Tract Infection – Handout and Family Member Pamphlet (Spanish) Infección de las vías urinarias

122. Project Firstline Factsheet | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2022 - Resource: Project Firstline Factsheet This fact sheet provides foundational knowledge of infection … It also provides information on how  to implement infection control protocols and procedures throughout … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention Audience(s):  Clinical Leaders, Clinicians

123. Index of Clinical Topics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2025 - Nasal Decolonization Use of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Antisepsis Surgical site infection … /MRSA infection. … Hand Hygiene in the Perioperative Setting Hand hygiene is a fundamental infection prevention practice … Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies This section discusses the importance of several different … perioperative infection prevention strategies with guidance for implementation of interventions.

124. Long-Term Care Facilities in the Context of COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2022 - Context of COVID-19 Resource: Long-Term Care Facilities in the Context of COVID-19 ​This infection … prevention and control course for long-term care facilities consists of four training modules that address infection … Source: WHO Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention Audience(s): Support staff, Nursing Assistants

125. Exhibit 4. Roles of staff interviewed at each site visit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Exhibit 4. … Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection … Infection control specialist. Pre-op, OR, PACU nurses. Instrument technician. … Infection control specialist. General surgery hospitalist. Anesthesiologist. … Infection control specialist. Pre-op, OR, PACU nurses. Quality improvement nurse.

126. Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Long-Term Care Residents (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/poster-4x6-UTI.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Long-Term Care Residents 0%0% … Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Long-Term Care Residents Signs & … Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings … : A Consensus Statement from AMDA’s Infection Advisory Subcomittee. … Surveillance definitions of infections in long-term care facilities: revisiting the McGeer criteria.

127. Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Long-Term Care Residents (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Long-Term Care Residents … Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings … : A Consensus Statement from AMDA’s Infection Advisory Subcomittee. … Diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of catheter associated urinary tract infection in adults: 2009 … Surveillance definitions of infections in long- term care facilities: revisiting the McGeer criteria.

128. Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2022 - Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan Incorporating … Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan Emergency preparedness plans … Your facility’s infection preventionist should be included in the planning, development, and revising … Guidance to long-term care facility surveyors on regulations including F838 Facility Assessment, F880 Infection … Control, and F882 Infection Preventionist

129. CLABSI and CAUTI Learning Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2025 - identifies two types of tools that can be revisited any time a central line-associated bloodstream infection … (CLABSI) or catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) occurs on your unit. … They both support a thorough review of the event to identify and address the defect of the infection.

130. CLABSI Investigation: Walk the Process (Slide Presentation) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - Infection Rate Above Zero? Slide 4. Spike in Infections? Slide 5. Process Auditing Slide 6. … Infrequent Infections? Slide 15. Infrequent Infections Slide 16. Conclusion Slide 17. … Infection Rate Above Zero? Or Were you at zero and then had a spike in your infections? … Spike in Infections? … Infrequent Infections Consider each infection a defect worthy of analysis?

131. Appendix Q. Surgeon Focus Group Content Analysis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Appendix … Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract Appendix U.

132. 4 Things You Should Know About Urine Cultures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Guideline for prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections, 2009. … Identifying Healthcare-associated Infections (HAI) for NHSN Surveillance . … Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Event for Long-term Care Facilities . … NHSN Long-term Care Facility Component Urinary Tract Infection. … Surveillance definitions of infections in long‐term care facilities: Revisiting the McGeer criteria.

133. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-refs.html
     September 01, 2013 - Estimating health care-associated infections and deaths in U.S. hospitals, 2002. … The impact of healthcare-associated infections in Pennsylvania, 2010. 2012. … Risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection after previous infection or colonization … Targeted versus universal decolonization to prevent ICU infection. … Effect of daily chlorhexidine bathing on hospital-acquired infection.

134. Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes … Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection … Nursing home staff should use best practices for infection prevention to help keep residents, staff, … Quick testing and responses to possible cases can mean the diff erence between infection spreading … For complete recommendations, please reference the latest CDC guidance (Interim Infection Prevention

135. Sierra Vista Hospital Uses AHRQ Toolkit To Slash Catheter Use and Eliminate Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2024 - Sierra Vista Hospital Uses AHRQ Toolkit To Slash Catheter Use and Eliminate Infections Search All … New Mexico, implemented practices from AHRQ’s Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … This was enough to convince infection preventionist Bettina Fitzgerald, R.N., and chief nursing officer … Fitzgerald, who recently had moved to the community, already was reviewing infection control policies … (CAUTI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality

136. HIV and AIDS | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - The rate of new infections is high among certain groups, such as MSM and transgender people. … Increasing trends of prescription opioid analgesics and hepatitis C infections are seen in rural communities … NHAS was updated to 2020: Goal 1: Reduce new HIV infections. … CDC Fact Sheet: Estimates of new HIV infections in the United States. August 2008. … Patients with higher viral loads are at the highest risk of contracting opportunistic infections, experiencing

137. Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2021 - Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection After … Assessment of the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection – Slides (PPTX, 6.7 MB) Assessment … of the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection – Slides (PPTX, 5.5 MB) Management of … the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection – Facilitator Guide (DOCX, 3 MB)   … One-Page Document – Viral Respiratory Infections (PDF, 214.2 KB) One-Page Document – COPD Exacerbation

138. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-refs.html
     September 01, 2013 - Estimating health care-associated infections and deaths in U.S. hospitals, 2002. … The impact of healthcare-associated infections in Pennsylvania, 2010. 2012. … Risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection after previous infection or colonization … Targeted versus universal decolonization to prevent ICU infection. … Effect of daily chlorhexidine bathing on hospital-acquired infection.

139. Clinical Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/esrd/resource/clinicalcare.html
     January 01, 2015 - of the ESRD Toolkit summarizes why proper clinical care is important in preventing vascular access infections … , explains practices staff members can follow during site access to reduce infection risk, and describes … ways to evaluate infection control practices at a facility. … in preventing infections. … Control and Prevention [   PDF version - 155.62 KB ] Recommended Infection Prevention Components

140. The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: ​Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: ​the Common Cold – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/common-cold-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - Colds are viral upper respiratory infections. … Prescribing antibiotics for viral infections is not effective for subsequent prevention of bacterial … Some people with C. diff colonization will go on to develop C. diff infection. … Moment One is: Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? … Develop a common practicewide strategy to manage patients with these infections.