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181. 121-Importance-Mrsa-Prevention-One-Pager (doc file)
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     April 01, 2025 - Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Facts SSIs account for 20 percent of all healthcare-associated infections … American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society: surgical site infection guidelines, 2016 … Intranasal mupirocin to prevent postoperative Staphylococcus aureus infections. … The role of nasal carriage in Staphylococcus aureus infections. … Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 update.

182. North Carolina’s CaroMont Regional Medical Center Uses AHRQ Toolkit to Reduce Urinary Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2018 - North Carolina’s CaroMont Regional Medical Center Uses AHRQ Toolkit to Reduce Urinary Infections … not-for-profit hospital in Gastonia, North Carolina, significantly reduced catheter-associated urinary tract infections … According to CRMC Infection Prevention Director Vicki Allen, M.S.N., R.N., the hospital had 87 CAUTI … Infections are rare in the 218-bed medical/surgical units.  … 0.20 23 1.2 2015* 0.19 9 0.5 * CAUTI reporting changed in 2015; yeast infections

183. Appendix B. In-Person Meetings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Superficial infections should not be included; it is difficult to define superficial infections and there … Most of the CABG infections are superficial. … The CDC is moving towards a focus on deep wound and organ space infections. … DECISION: Tune for deep tissue/organ space infections; use 95% sensitivity.

184. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan Nursing home leaders … Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan Nursing home leaders … can use this tool to assess infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in nursing homes with an … Infection Preventionist Specialized Training The American Health Care Association ​Infection Preventionist … Inter-Facility Infection Control Transfer Form ​This example inter-facility infection control patient

185. Gap Analysis for MRSA and SSI Prevention (Surgical Services) (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2025 -  Yes, the Infection Prevention team monitors compliance. …  Yes, the Infection Prevention team monitors compliance. …  Yes, the Infection Prevention team monitors compliance. …  Yes, the Infection Prevention team monitors compliance. …  Yes, the Infection Prevention team monitors compliance.

186. Importance of MRSA and SSI Prevention
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     April 01, 2025 - Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. … Guideline for prevention of surgical site infection, 1999. … Intranasal mupirocin to prevent postoperative Staphylococcus aureus infections. … Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. … Intranasal mupirocin to prevent postoperative Staphylococcus aureus infections.

187. Final Progress Report: Detection, Education, Research, and Decolonization without Isolation in Long-term Care (DERAIL MRSA) (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - Our data on prevention of MRSA infection in acute care demonstrates that 60% of these infections are … During the baseline period, there were 44 MRSA infections and 365,809 patient-days, for an infection … infections per 10,000 patient- days) and 14 infections in the intervention units (129,113 patient days … Days 73,836 23,060‡ 36,067‡ 57,679 Total Number of MRSA Infections 16 2 5 4 MRSA Infections per 10,000 … 163,686 85,474 48,639 132,797 Total Number of MRSA Infections 10 5 3 1 MRSA Infections per 10,000 patient-days

188. AHRQ Projects to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections, Fiscal Year 2011 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - infections (HAIs) are infections that people acquire while they are receiving treatment for another … Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks CAUTI—Catheter-associated urinary tract infection … National Opportunity to Improve Infection Control in ESRD (NOTICE) Initiative (Previous name: Improving … Evaluating Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Patients Multidrug-Resistant Urinary Tract … Using an Infection Control Network Surgical Site and Clostridium difficile Infections after Ambulatory

189. 133-Clabsi-Prevention-Central-Line-Insertion (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - APIC Implementation Guide: Guide to Preventing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections. … Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Toolkit and Monograph. … /central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-toolkit-and-monograph/. … Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update … Translating evidence into practice to prevent central venous catheter‐associated bloodstream infections

190. Toolkit 2. Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decisionmaking for Four Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2016 - Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decisionmaking for Four Infections Toolkit Effectiveness … tract infections (UTIs), (2) lower respiratory tract infections, (3) skin and soft tissue infections … , and (4) gastrointestinal infections. … that present 12 common situations where systemic antibiotics are generally not indicated and provides infection … Nurses should be trained to use the pocket cards whenever an infection is suspected.

191. 036-Sources-Pathways-Mrsa-One-Pager (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - · Over 2.8 million infections and over 35,000 people die in the U.S. every year.1 · MRSA infections … , ventilator-associated pneumonia, and surgical site infections (SSIs).5 · Treatment of MRSA adds to … Preventing device- and procedure-related infections addresses the elevated infection risks that devices … Antimicrobial-resistant pathogens associated with adult healthcare-associated infections: Summary of … Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene.

192. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents and staff from infection … Care: A National Perspective This presentation provides information about the changing landscape in infection … Nursing Home COVID-19 Infection Control Assessment & Response (ICAR) Tool Facilitator Guide This updated … infection control assessment and response tool is a longer but more comprehensive assessment of infection … Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course—Overview ​​This course provides infection prevention

193. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
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     October 01, 2024 - More than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur in the U.S. each year, and more than 35,000 … (HAIs) MRSA is a prominent cause of:7 Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI). … Surgical site infections (SSI). … About 75 percent of ICU S. aureus infections are methicillin-resistant.7 Upwards of 60 percent of non-ICU … Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene.

194. Learn From Defects Tool Worksheet: Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2022 - Learn From Defects Tool Worksheet: Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) … Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI Learn From Defects Tool Worksheet: Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection … � Multidisciplinary rounding � Safety huddle � CAUTI/CLABSI (central line-associated bloodstream infection … 3Learn From Defects – CAUTI Learn From Defects Tool Worksheet: Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection

195. CVC Insertion Risk Factors: (doc file)
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     June 02, 2025 - CVC Insertion Risk Factors: Central Venous Catheter-Associated Laboratory-Confirmed Blood Stream Infection … Event Report Template for Defect Analysis Patient: MR No: Admit Date: Diagnosis: Infection Date … ) [ ] Yes [ ] No If no, explain: 6 Who accessed the CVC system 48-72 hours before infection … [ ] Yes [ ] No If no, explain: 12 Describe any mechanical problems with CVC prior to the infection … [ ] Yes If yes, explain: [ ] No 19 After your assessment, do you believe this infection

196. Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2023 - effectively prevent the spread of COVID-19, they need information about a variety of topics related to infection … Infection Control & Prevention Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention … in Nursing Homes  (PDF, 1 MB) This resource addresses infection control and prevention in nursing homes … resource provides nursing home leaders and infection preventionists with an outline of the critical … Observational Audits: A Pathway to Improving Infection Prevention and Preventing the Spread of COVID-

197. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
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     October 01, 2024 - including pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infection, or bloodstream infection. … In pediatric ICUs, 47 percent of children who acquired MRSA developed invasive MRSA infections. … Bacteremia Surveillance Data: Only detects patients with MRSA central line-associated blood stream infections … Example: New Plan The CUSP team made the following adjustments: All patients known to have had MRSA infections … environment, and (4) implementing evidence-based interventions to prevent device and procedure-associated infections

198. Antibiotic-Time-Out-Tool (doc file)
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     November 01, 2019 - pneumonia ☐ Ventilator-associated pneumonia ☐ Clostridioides difficile infection ☐ Biliary tract infection … ☐ Diverticulitis ☐ Intra-abdominal infection ☐ Urinary tract infection (UTI) ☐ Osteoarticular infection … with ciprofloxacin 400/500 mg twice-daily for 10 days for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections … Once daily, extended release ciprofloxacin for complicated urinary tract infections and acute uncomplicated … Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections: 2014 update

199. Wisconsin Dialysis Centers Use AHRQ Toolkit to Reduce Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2015 - example for the other clinics after participating in an AHRQ-funded National Opportunity to Improve Infection … This project resulted in a toolkit that helps dialysis facilities reduce infection. … The toolkit provides facilitators with four instructional modules to teach infection prevention techniques … An AHRQ check list audit form, which helps monitor infection prevention activities among nursing staff … "We had been working on decreasing the high risk for infection from catheters before this project and

200. Table 14B: Outcome Indicators by State Supply of Health Care Providers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - 3,358 2,869 3,229 2,978 Infection Due to Device or Implant 802 715 820 694 … 3,854 3,275 3,709 3,400 Infection Due to Device or Implant 782 692 793 679 … 1,896 1,711 1,865 1,731 Infection Due to Device or Implant 860 778 896 737 … 1,474 1,446 1,475 1,443 Infection Due to Device or Implant 320 289 317 291 … 2,621 2,607 2,453 2,862 Infection Due to Device or Implant 711 783 742 740