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61. Module 11B—Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Module 11B—Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course … Resource: Module 11B—Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist … disinfecting environmental surfaces, and (3) describe how to incorporate recommended practices into your infection … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention, Cleaning & Disinfection, Environmental Safety

62. Module 11A—Reprocessing Reusable Resident Care Equipment—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Module 11A—Reprocessing Reusable Resident Care Equipment—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training … Course Resource: Module 11A—Reprocessing Reusable Resident Care Equipment—Nursing Home Infection … reuse, and (3) describe how to incorporate the reprocessing of reusable resident care equipment into an infection … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention, Cleaning & Disinfection Audience(s): Managers

63. Factors Associated With Racial Differences in Deaths Among Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19 Infection in the US | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Factors Associated With Racial Differences in Deaths Among Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19 Infection … Resource: Factors Associated With Racial Differences in Deaths Among Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19 Infection … These differences were associated with factors such as larger nursing home size and higher infection … Source: JAMA Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention Audience(s): Clinical Leaders Format:

64. Appendix 7. Central Venous Catheter-Associated Laboratory-Confirmed Blood Stream Infection Event Report Template for Defect Analysis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2018 - Central Venous Catheter-Associated Laboratory-Confirmed Blood Stream Infection Event Report Template … for Defect Analysis Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections These … help your unit implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central line-associated blood stream infections … Patient: MR No: Admit Date: Diagnosis: Infection Date: Criteria:                  Organism … [  ] Yes    If yes, explain: [  ] No    19 After your assessment, do you believe this infection

65. Exhibit 50. Model for continuous quality improvement in reducing surgical site infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Model for continuous quality improvement in reducing surgical site infections Previous Page … 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. … Description This exhibit is a model for continuous quality improvement in reducing surgical site infections

66. Effectiveness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis To Prevent HIV Infection: Findings of a Systematic Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2023 - Effectiveness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis To Prevent HIV Infection: Findings of a Systematic Review … and individual study estimates of trials of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in people without HIV infection … The outcomes shown are HIV infection, mortality, and various other harms. … Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection: A Systematic Review for the U.S.

67. Ear Infection – Patient and Family Member Handout.(English) (doc file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Ear Infection – Patient and Family Member Handout.(English) Ear Infection AHRQ Pub. … No. 17(22)-0030 September 2022 Ear Infection Patient Handout AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … Use – Ambulatory Care Ear Infection Patient Handout 2 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic

68. Sinus Infection – Patient and Family Member Handout (English) (doc file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Sinus Infection – Patient and Family Member Handout (English) Sinus Infection Directions for Adding … No. 17(22)-0030 | September 2022 Sinus Infection Patient Handout AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … Use – Ambulatory Care Sinus Infection Patient Handout 2 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic

69. Sinus Infection – Patient and Family Member Handout (Spanish) (doc file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Sinus Infection – Patient and Family Member Handout (Spanish) Infección sinusal Directions for

70. Ear Infection – Patient and Family Member Handout.(Spanish) (doc file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Ear Infection – Patient and Family Member Handout.

71. Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan Nursing home … Resource: Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan (PDF, … 236 KB) This resource provides nursing home leaders and infection preventionists with an outline of … Source:  AHRQ Topic(s):  Infection Control & Prevention; Leadership & Management Audience(s):  Clinical

72. Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - 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. … control specialists to patients likely to have surgical site infections on the basis of retrospective

73. Urinary Tract Infections (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Urinary Tract Infections Urinary Tract Infections … antibiotic-resistant bacteria − Recent antibiotic exposure − History of recurrent urinary tract infections … The role of asymptomatic bacteriuria in young women with recurrent urinary tract infections: to treat … associated with a higher prevalence of antibiotic resistant strains in women with urinary tract infections

74. Practice General Infection Prevention Skills | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Practice General Infection Prevention Skills A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term … This guide provides frontline and other staff with basic knowledge about long-term care facility infection … transmission-based precautions, including how contact precautions prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections … staff in using evidence-based practices to prevent HAIs, including catheter-associated urinary tract infections … outlines how the environment and equipment in a facility can be a source of potential bacterial and viral infections

75. AHRQ Toolkit Helped NorthShore Health Track Data to Keep Infection Rates Low | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2019 - AHRQ Toolkit Helped NorthShore Health Track Data to Keep Infection Rates Low Search All Impact Case … University Health System was on a mission to maintain low rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections … Then NorthShore infection preventionist Mona Shah, M.P.H., C.I.C., learned of AHRQ’s Toolkit for Reducing … Now the goal was to keep the infection rate low. … (CAUTI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Outcomes, Patient Safety, Quality

76. Module 11D—Linen Management—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Module 11D—Linen Management—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course Resource: … Module 11D—Linen Management—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module discusses … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention, Environmental Safety, Cleaning & Disinfection

77. Decolonization | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2025 - Decolonization Decolonization is an infection prevention practice that removes germs from the … It can keep them from developing an infection themselves or passing the germs on to others. … This practice has been shown to reduce the amount of germs on the body and reduce infections overall, … including hard-to-treat MRSA infections. … MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting Surgical Site Infections: Evidence for MRSA decolonization . 

78. Module 6B—Principles of Transmission-Based Precautions—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Module 6B—Principles of Transmission-Based Precautions—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training … Course Resource: Module 6B—Principles of Transmission-Based Precautions—Nursing Home Infection … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention, PPE Audience(s): Managers, Clinical Leaders

79. Module 11C—Water Management Program—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Module 11C—Water Management Program—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course Resource … : Module 11C—Water Management Program—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention, Environmental Safety, Leadership & Management

80. Module 5—Outbreaks—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Module 5—Outbreaks—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course Resource: Module 5—Outbreaks—Nursing … Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module provides an overview of outbreak investigation … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention Audience(s): Managers, Clinical Leaders