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21. Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course—Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course—Overview Resource: Nursing Home Infection … Preventionist Training Course—Overview ​​This course provides infection prevention and control training … for individuals responsible for infection prevention and control programs in nursing homes so they can … The course will include information about the core activities of an effective infection prevention and … to prevent pathogen transmission and reduce healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic resistance

22. Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2022 - Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan Resource: … Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan Nursing home leaders … Source: AHRQ Topic(s):  Infection Control & Prevention; Leadership & Management Audience(s):  Clinical

23. Infection Prevention and Control Core Practices for Managing COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Infection Prevention and Control Core Practices for Managing COVID-19 Resource:   Infection Prevention … Each action brief combines two key concepts—infection prevention and control and core practices. … Source:  AHCA/NCAL Topic(s):  Infection Control & Prevention Audience(s):  Clinicians, Clinical Leaders

24. Basics of Infection Prevention & Control in the Post-COVID-19 World | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Basics of Infection Prevention & Control in the Post-COVID-19 World Resource: Basics of Infection … review the role of a healthcare worker in reporting suspicions of respiratory illness and the basics of infection … prevention and control practices, including the future of infection prevention and control. … Source: AHCA/NCAL Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention Audience(s): Support staff; Nursing

25. Updated Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations in Response to COVID-19 Vaccination | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Updated Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations in Response to COVID-19 Vaccination … Resource: Updated Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations in Response … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention; Testing; Safe Operations; PPE Audience(s)

26. Respiratory Virus Infections (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2021 - Respiratory Virus Infections Diagnosis • Most respiratory tract infections are caused by viruses … dry or productive)1 • Wheezing1 In addition to the above, the following may indicate COVID-19* infection … Upper respiratory tract infection. StatPearls [Internet]. … Upper respiratory tract infection. StatPearls [Internet]. … Workup for Suspected Viral Respiratory Tract Infection Treatment for Viral Respiratory Tract Infections

27. Urinary Tract Infections
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    November 01, 2019 - Urinary Tract Infections Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis Acute Care AHRQ Safety … Vancomycin covers MRSA and is not always needed Community-acquired pneumonia Intra-abdominal infections … pneumonia Community-acquired intra-abdominal, skin and soft tissue, and urinary tract infections The … patient’s severity of illness The patient’s past infections and previous antibiotic exposure3 The patient … of infection and culture data are available to guide narrowing of therapy Evidence of infection and

28. Module 3—Integrating Infection Prevention and Control into the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program—The Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Module 3—Integrating Infection Prevention and Control into the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement … Program—The Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course Resource: Module 3—Integrating … Infection Prevention and Control into the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program—The Nursing … Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module describes how infection prevention and control … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention Audience(s): Managers, Clinical Leaders

29. Infection Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2017 - Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide Infection … Prevention Planning for Sustainability Conclusion Healthcare-associated infection … Infection prevention practices and guidelines are updated regularly and are specific to your facility … Control and Epidemiology Guide to the Elimination of Orthopedic Surgical Site Infections (in collaboration … Infection Prevention Infographic This infographic describes infection control practices important to

30. Advancing Academic and Practical Knowledge To Prevent Infections From Hospital to Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile Advancing Academic and Practical Knowledge To Prevent Infections From Hospital to … Medicine University of California, Irvine Medical Center "Understanding how to prevent infections … Keeping patients safe from harms such as healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is an AHRQ priority … Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, which advises on infection prevention and surveillance … Related AHRQ Resources AHRQ’s Healthcare-Associated Infections Program .

31. Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, 2009–2012
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/2014nhqdr-hispanichealth-pt1.pptx
    October 01, 2015 - Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections

32. Module 13—Occupational Health Considerations for the Infection Prevention and Control Program—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Module 13—Occupational Health Considerations for the Infection Prevention and Control Program—Nursing … Home Infection Preventionist Training Course Resource: Module 13—Occupational Health Considerations … for the Infection Prevention and Control Program—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course … This module discusses occupational health considerations for the infection prevention and control … Source: CDC Topic(s):  Infection Control & Prevention, Environmental Safety, Safe Operations Audience

33. Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, 2009–2012
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    January 01, 2014 - Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections

34. Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, 2009–2012
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/2014nhqdr-hispanichealth-pt3.pptx
    September 19, 2015 - Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections … patients age 18 years and over with length of stay of 4 or more days, excluding patients admitted for infection … patients age 18 years and over with length of stay of 4 or more days, excluding patients admitted for infection … more than a year before kidney failure are less likely to begin dialysis with a catheter, experience infections

35. Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, 2009–2012
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    July 01, 2015 - Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections

36. Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, 2009–2012
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    January 01, 2020 - Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections … 19 made up 7.1%.10 Youth ages 10-19 years are at risk of contracting meningitis, a possibly fatal11 infection … Meningococcal diseases are infections caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis.12 The meningococcal … most important as a potential cause of meningitis.12 It can also cause meningococcemia, a bloodstream infection … Weight loss also may lead to muscle wasting, infections, and increased risk of pressure ulcers.

37. Module 15—Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship Considerations During Care Transitions—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Module 15—Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship Considerations During Care Transitions—Nursing … Home Infection Preventionist Training Course Resource: Module 15—Infection Prevention and … Antibiotic Stewardship Considerations During Care Transitions—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training … Course This module discusses infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship considerations during … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention Audience(s): Managers, Clinical Leaders

38. Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: The Common Cold (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: The Common Cold Diagnosis • Upper respiratory tract … infections or “the common cold” are caused by viruses and present with symptoms such as rhinorrhea … • The color of nasal discharge does not differentiate a viral infection from a bacterial one. … Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (“the Common Cold”) Upper Respiratory Tract Infection AHRQ … Protective effect of antibiotics against serious complications of common respiratory tract infections

39. AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention The Agency for Healthcare … Improve your unit's infection prevention procedures for central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), and ventilator-associated pneumonia … Enhance teamwork and communication around infection prevention. … Note Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2022 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections

40. Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies Previous … the Perioperative Setting Contact Precautions Optimizing Environmental Cleaning Perioperative Infection … Prevention In a surgical service, you can employ many different evidence-based infection prevention … Presentations Presentation: Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies After reviewing the content … Prevention Strategies – Slides (PPTX, 14 MB) Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies – Facilitator