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401. Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions & Answers for Healthcare Providers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2021 - Infection Control. Transmission. Testing, Diagnosis, and Notification. … Testing, Isolation, and Quarantine for Persons Who Have Recovered from Previous SARS-CoV-2 Infection. … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention; PPE; Environmental Safety; Cleaning & Disinfection

402. The “Never Antibiotic” Diagnoses: Acute Bronchitis – Slides
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     September 01, 2022 - Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care 2 The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Does my patient have an infection … that lasts less than 3 weeks, generally starting in the setting of a viral upper respiratory tract infection … Use – Ambulatory Care 12 The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Does my patient have an infection … Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections—full version. … Information leaflet and antibiotic prescribing strategies for acute lower respiratory tract infection

403. Appendix K. Final Risk Factors | 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.

404. Appendix V. JAMIA Draft Manuscript | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates Chapter 3. … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract Appendix U. … for infection control professionals. … Use of antibiotic exposure to detect postoperative infections.

405. 6 Tk1 T2-Talking With Residents Family Members Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - • Antibiotics are medicines that fight infections caused by bacteria. … How do people get bacterial infections? … When are antibiotics used to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs)? … • A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection involving any party of the urinary system, including … How do people get bacterial infections? III.

406. PowerPoint Presentation
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     June 01, 2021 - Ask her about signs and symptoms of infection. Good choice.  … Stewardship Team meetings Gather data from interventions  Review the signs and symptoms of urinary tract infections … is associated with a higher prevalence of antibiotic resistant strains in women with urinary tract infections … Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections 2009. … HICPAC Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee.

407. COVID-19 Identification & Prevention series | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2022 - COVID-19, knowing when and how to report signs and symptoms of COVID-19, and remembering to maintain infection … ] Module 3: COVID-19 Identification and Prevention: Remember This learning module highlights infection … prevention practices that frontline nursing facility staff can use to stop the spread of infection in

408. Risk Assessment and Management of Exposure of Healthcare Workers in the Context of COVID-19: Data Template | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2022 - It can help determine the risk of COVID-19 virus infection of all health care workers who have been exposed … provides recommendations for appropriate management of these health care workers, according to their infection … Source: WHO Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention Audience(s): Managers, Clinical Leaders

409. Dear [NURSES NAMES]-- (doc file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Date) Dear ____________, As part of our commitment to eradicate central line-associated blood stream infections … to think about the (insert type of line) maintained from (insert dates of the 72 hour period before infection … ), and please let our team know about any factors you think could have introduced infection. … problems (not drawing, difficult to infuse, repositioned, etc.) with the central venous catheter prior to infection … Are there any patient factors that you believe may have contributed to this infection? 13.

410. Dear [NURSES NAMES]-- (doc file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Date) Dear ____________, As part of our commitment to eradicate central line-associated blood stream infections … to think about the (insert type of line) maintained from (insert dates of the 72 hour period before infection … ), and please let our team know about any factors you think could have introduced infection. … problems (not drawing, difficult to infuse, repositioned, etc.) with the central venous catheter prior to infection … Are there any patient factors that you believe may have contributed to this infection? 13.

411. CLABSI Event Reporting Tool (doc file)
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     April 01, 2022 - Infection date (date of onset of symptoms or culture date): 8. Criteria met for infection: 9. … Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections, Healthcare-Associated Infections. https://www.cdc.gov/HAI … Guideline for prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections 2009. … Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update … Effectiveness of meatal cleaning in the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections and

412. 4 Things You Should Know about Urine Cultures (pdf file)
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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.

413. PowerPoint Presentation
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     April 01, 2025 - Antimicrobial-resistant pathogens associated with adult healthcare-associated infections: summary of … Health care-associated infections: a meta-analysis of costs and financial impact on the US health care … Intranasal mupirocin to prevent postoperative Staphylococcus aureus infections. … Preventing surgical-site infections in nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus. … Association of a bundled intervention with surgical site infections among patients undergoing cardiac

414. 6 Tk1 T1-Talking With Residents Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - • Antibiotics are medicines that fight infections caused by bacteria. … How do people get bacterial infections? … When are antibiotics used to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs)? … • A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection involving any party of the urinary system, including … How do people get bacterial infections? III.

415. Instructional Modules | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - PowerPoint , 3.13 MB) Facilitator notes ( Word , 6.21 MB) Engage Senior Executives in Surgical Site Infection … 2 MB) Facilitator notes ( Word , 3.88 MB) Turn Data Into Action: Using HSOPS & Surgical Site Infection … Presentation ( PowerPoint , 4.34 MB) Facilitator notes ( Word ,4.1 MB) Build Your Surgical Site Infection … Presentation ( PowerPoint , 3,45 MB) Facilitator notes ( Word , 6.97 MB) Perform a Surgical Site Infection … 2.05 MB) Facilitator notes ( Word , 3.16 MB) Implementation Implement Your Surgical Site Infection

416. Talking Points (Patients) on Nasal Iodophor (doc file)
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     March 01, 2022 - such as pneumonia, blood infections, and skin infections. … An iodophor swab is applied to each nostril twice a day for 5 days to help protect you from infection … Nasal decolonization has been shown to reduce infections in patients who have MRSA and have devices such … Our hospital is committed to protecting you from infection and this is one proven strategy that we use … Our hospital is committed to protecting you from infection and this is one proven strategy that we use

417. Talking Points for Chlorhexidine Bathing (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - select medical devices where CHG reduced bloodstream infections and antibiotic resistant bacteria. … because, in large clinical trials in U.S. hospitals, it has been proven to get rid of germs and prevent infections … For patients with medical devices, CHG reduced bloodstream infections by over 30 percent, and it reduced … Since then, many large clinical trials have now shown that routine CHG bathing reduces serious infections … Our goal is to prevent infection and protect you while you are here. AHRQ Pub.

418. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
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     October 01, 2022 - Discuss the association between antibiotic use and MRSA colonization and infection. … strategies on hospital-associated and community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections … Emerging infections program hospital prevalence survey team. … bacteria and Clostridium difficile infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. … community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections across a region of Scotland

419. The "Sometimes Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Sinusitis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2022 -   Patient Handouts These handouts can be given to your patients to help them understand their infection … Sinus Infection – Patient and Family Member Handout (English) (DOCX, 260 KB) Sinus Infection – Patient

420. 031-Hand-Hygiene-Monitoring (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - SHEA/IDSA/APIC practice recommendation: strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through … Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 2023 Mar;44(3):355-76. PMID: 36751708. 2. … Boyce JM, Pittet D; Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee; HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA … Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/ … Evidence of Hand Hygiene to Reduce Transmission and Infections by Multidrug Resistant Organisms in Health-Care