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221. Cholecystitis and Cholangitis (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/biliary-tract-one-page.docx
     November 01, 2019 - the initial imaging modality of choice Treatment · Nonseverely ill patients with community-acquired infections … biliary pathogens and do not require empiric coverage in nonseverely ill patients with community-acquired infections … · Patients with severe infection, hospital-acquired infection, or prior extensive biliary tract manipulation … The Surgical Infection Society revised guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal infection. … Trial of short-course antimicrobial therapy for intraabdominal infection.

222. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - Long-Term Care Facilities in the Context of COVID-19 ​This infection prevention and control course for … Module 1 Infection Prevention and Control Program—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course … infection prevention and control program at your facility. … Module 12A—Preventing Respiratory Infection—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This … module discusses strategies to diagnose, prevent, and control serious lower respiratory tract infections

223. Importance of Mupirocin Administration (doc file)
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     March 01, 2022 - Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) lives in the nose and can spread to other areas of the body to cause infection … carriers by history, screening tests, or clinical cultures reduces MRSA clinical cultures and prevents infection … · Therefore, we use mupirocin ointment to prevent MRSA transmission and infection in our hospital … Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) lives in the nose and can spread to other areas of the body to cause infection … · Therefore, we use mupirocin ointment to prevent MRSA transmission and infection in our hospital

224. Table 16A: Outcome Indicators by County Socioeconomic Status | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - 2,870 3,876 3,210 2,985 3,413 3,041 Infection Due to Device or Implant 741 828 … 3,295 4,391 3,667 3,439 3,833 3,501 Infection Due to Device or Implant 725 791 … 1,686 2,206 1,932 1,618 2,034 1,751 Infection Due to Device or Implant 785 945 … 1,363 1,806 1,720 1,247 1,490 1,445 Infection Due to Device or Implant 305 342 … 2,454 3,263 2,717 2,537 2,658 2,627 Infection Due to Device or Implant 729 827

225. Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program: Accelerating the Adoption of Evidence-Based Practices To Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2017 - Assessment of safety culture and infection control policies and procedures. … rates of these infections. … and catheter-associated urinary tract infections. … CUSP reduced catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates by 54 percent in more than 400 nursing … CUSP reduced surgical site infection rates in hospitals by 25 to 40 percent, depending on the type of

226. Decision Making and Readiness for Implementation (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - Since the ABATE Infection Trial found that decolonization impacted bloodstream infection rates, as well … As a reminder, the ABATE Infection Trial showed a 32 percent reduction in bloodstream infections among … o Infection prevention program: The hospital infection prevention and control program may be one of … Attributable cost and length of stay for central-line- associated bloodstream infections. … Mupirocin ointment for preventing Staphylococcus aureus infections in nasal carriers.

227. Educational Bundles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2019 - PowerPoint Slide Set ( PowerPoint , 1.62 MB; HTML ) Infection Prevention The Take the Pledge … poster encourages all LTC facility staff to commit to basic infection prevention principles. … staff with basic knowledge about LTC facility infection prevention guidelines. … Hand Hygiene Hand hygiene is one of the most effective skills staff can perform to prevent infections … Outlines how the environment and equipment in a facility can be a source of potential bacterial and viral infections

228. Section 1, Tables 1 to 3 (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Infection A suspected or proven (by positive culture, tissue stain, or polymerase chain reaction test … ) infection caused by any pathogen OR a clinical syndrome associated with a high probability of infection … Evidence of infection includes positive findings on clinical exam, imaging, or laboratory tests (e.g … Suspected infection Infection is suspected when one of the following is documented: • Orders for … ” OR • “Suspected infection” OR • “Rule out sepsis” OR • “Suspected sepsis” Term Definition

229. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2021 - Four Moments Questions Moment 1: Does the resident have symptoms that suggest an infection? … Moment 1 occurs when a resident is assessed for a change in status and there is a concern for infection … Moment 2: What type of infection is it? … First , what type of infection does the resident have? … Make sure the type of infection being treated , such as urinary tract infection or bacterial pneumonia

230. Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections AHRQ Safety Program for … Infection preventionists are considered content experts in infection prevention and play a role in … Eliminating nosocomial infections at Ascension Health: preventing catheter-related blood stream infections … Guidelines for the Prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. … Reporting catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Denominator matters.

231. Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections AHRQ Safety Program for … Infection preventionists are considered content experts in infection prevention and play a role in … Eliminating nosocomial infections at Ascension Health: preventing catheter-related blood stream infections … Guidelines for the Prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. … Reporting catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Denominator matters.

232. Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/resphys-champions_2.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections AHRQ Safety Program for … Infection preventionists are considered content experts in infection prevention and play a role in … Eliminating nosocomial infections at Ascension Health: preventing catheter-related blood stream infections … Guidelines for the Prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. … Reporting catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Denominator matters.

233. Staff Huddle Reminder: Importance of Mupirocin Administration (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) lives in the nose and can spread to other areas of the body to cause infection … carriers by history, screening tests, or clinical cultures reduces MRSA clinical cultures and prevents infection …  Therefore, we use mupirocin ointment to prevent MRSA transmission and infection in our hospital … Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) lives in the nose and can spread to other areas of the body to cause infection …  Therefore, we use mupirocin ointment to prevent MRSA transmission and infection in our hospital

234. Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infections in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - control practices • Infection control practices • Infection surveillance • infections avoided through … Infection control, healthcare associated infections Inpatient Specialists Barry Aron M.D. … Infection control, healthcare associated infections Inpatient Surgical Consultants Steve Martin M.D … Infection control, healthcare associated infections Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Infection control, healthcare associated infections Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Xiaoyan

235. 6 Tk1 T3-Resident Information Sheet Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Antibiotics are drugs that kill bacteria that cause infections. … Sometimes, the antibiotics usually used to treat infections are no longer effective against the bacteria … stay colonized with it—meaning, it continues to live on or in them, often without causing any more infections … of bacteria helps you and your health care providers take special precautions to help prevent any infections … How Are Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Different From an Infection?

236. Scientific Rationale | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2013 - Safety and Adverse Events The Burden of Health Care-Associated Infections Health care-associated … infections (HAIs) are a significant cause of illness, death, and excess costs in all health care settings … and $10,000-$20,000 per surgical site infection, central line-associated bloodstream infection, or pneumonia … and the second most common cause of central-line associated bloodstream infections. 10 Notably, two-thirds … Pathogenesis and Preventability of Health Care-Associated Infections The largest fraction of HAIs are

237. Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Guides Implementation: Guide to Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … Sustainability: Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff ( PDF , 2.97 MB) This guide provides … frontline and other staff with basic knowledge about LTC facility infection prevention guidelines. … Tract Infection Surveillance Reduce Unnecessary Urine Culturing and the Overuse of Antibiotics

238. Urinary Tract Infections – Discussion Guide (doc file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Urinary Tract Infections – Discussion Guide Urinary Tract Infections: Discussion Guide

239. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CDI-slides.pptx
     November 01, 2019 - PowerPoint Presentation Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections … importance of judicious C. difficile laboratory testing Discuss management approaches for C. difficile infections … Hospital-level high-risk antibiotic use in relation to hospital-associated Clostridioides difficile infections … Fidaxomicin versus vancomycin for Clostridium difficile infection. … antibiotic stewardship intervention on the clinical and molecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infections

240. The Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - and Safety Tool B.3b Slide 5 • In this example, we will examine the rates of Neonatal Blood Stream Infection … A PDI Example: Neonatal Blood Stream Infection (NQI 03) http://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads … 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 Pe r 1 ,0 00 C as es Examining Observed Rates of Neonatal Blood Stream Infection … 0.05 0.06 0.07 Pe r 1 ,0 00 C as es Comparing Risk-Adjusted Rates of Neonatal Blood Stream Infection … that Require Attention DELETE THIS SLIDE BEFORE PRESENTATION A PDI Example: Neonatal Blood Stream Infection