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1. Guide-Infection-Prevention (pdf file)
   www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/guides/guide-infection-prevention.pdf
   March 01, 2017 - Infections and Infection Prevention in Long-Term Care ....................................... 5 Infections … INFECTIONS AND INFECTION PREVENTION IN LONG-TERM CARE Infections in Long-Term Care What is … SECTION I: INFECTIONS AND INFECTION PREVENTION IN LONG-TERM CARE: INFECTIONS IN LONG-TERM CARE A … AND INFECTION PREVENTION IN LONG-TERM CARE: INFECTIONS IN LONG-TERM CARE A Unit Guide to Infection … AND INFECTION PREVENTION IN LONG-TERM CARE: INFECTIONS IN LONG-TERM CARE A Unit Guide to Infection

2. Infection Prevention & Control Assessment Tool for Nursing Homes Preparing for COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   July 01, 2021 - Home Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network Resources Catalog Infection … Prevention & Control Assessment Tool for Nursing Homes Preparing for COVID-19 Resource: Infection …   Clinical leaders can use this tool from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assess infection … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention Audience(s): Clinical Leaders Format: PDF Publication … https://www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/infection-prevention.html  

3. Management of Clostridioides Difficile Infection (pdf file)
   www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-clostridioides-difficile.pdf
   June 01, 2021 - Management of Clostridioides Difficile Infection Diagnosis • Case definition: ≥3 unformed stools … without an alternative explanation and a positive stool test for C. difficile.1 • Clinical spectrum of infection … Clinical practice guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection in adults and children: 2018 update … Assessment of kidney injury as a severity criteria for Clostridioides difficile infection. … Fidaxomicin versus vancomycin for Clostridium difficile infection.

4. Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission Measure | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   August 01, 2021 - Pediatric Quality Measures Program PQMP Measures Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection … & Quality Improvement PQMP Grantees Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection … Hospital Readmissions PQMP COE:  CEPQM Associated NQF # and Name:  2414, Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection … Page originally created August 2021 Internet Citation: Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection … https://www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/pediatric-respiratory-infection-readmissions.html  

5. A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/guide-infection-prevention.html
   June 01, 2021 - Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network Resources Catalog A Unit Guide To Infection … Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff Resource:  A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term … The guide is meant to provide infection prevention information to frontline staff, and was developed … using materials from the Infection Preventionist’s Guide to Long-Term Care and other sources. … https://www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/guide-infection-prevention.html  

6. Upper Respiratory Infection – Discussion Guide (doc file)
   www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/respiratory-discussion-guide.docx
   September 01, 2022 - Upper Respiratory Infection – Discussion Guide Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infection … of the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care related to upper respiratory tract infection … Will we have a triage system for patients who have acute viral upper respiratory tract infections? … What symptomatic treatment will we recommend for patients with acute upper respiratory tract infections … messaging to patients that antibiotic treatment is not indicated for acute upper respiratory tract infections

7. Implement an Infection Prevention Quality Improvement Project | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/infection-prevention.html
   March 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … Tools Reduce CAUTI in LTC Facilities Toolkit Sections Implement an Infection … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Telemedicine Universal ICU Decolonization Protocol Implement an Infection … https://www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/infection-prevention.html  

8. Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Surveillance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/infection-surveillance.html
   April 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) provides long-term care facilities with a system to track CAUTI and other infections … Quantitative Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection-Related Data Definitions Tool ( PDF , 373 KB … Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Case Review Form ( Word , 299.4 KB; Text Version ) A

9. Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/uti-assess.html
   June 01, 2021 - Respiratory Tract Infection Skin or Soft Tissue Infection Penicillin Allergies and … Describe empiric treatment options for urinary tract infections (UTIs)​. … Assessment of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection – Slides (PPTX, 4.4 MB) Assessment … of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection – Slides (PPTX, 3.6 MB) Management of the … Urinary Tract Infection in Long-Term Care Residents (PDF, 202.3 KB)   The materials below are

10. 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

11. Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/respiratory-assess.html
    June 01, 2021 - Stewardship Program Create a Culture of Safety Learn Best Practices Urinary Tract Infection … Respiratory Tract Infection Skin or Soft Tissue Infection Penicillin Allergies and … of the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection – Slides (PPTX, 5.5 MB) Management of … the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection – Facilitator Guide (DOCX, 3 MB)   … One-Page Document – Viral Respiratory Infections (PDF, 214.2 KB) One-Page Document – COPD Exacerbation

12. Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission Measure (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-131-fullreport.pdf
    April 05, 2017 - Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission Measure Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission … Measure Name Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission Measure 1.B. … followed by one or more readmissions within 30 days, following hospitalization for lower respiratory infection … During the 2009 A(H1N1) pandemic alone, 20 million children acquired the infection (Chang, Jordan- Villegas … Readmission also exposes patients to additional hospital days and thus increased potential for further infections

13. 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

14. The "Never Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: the Common Cold   | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2022 - Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections … Explain why antibiotic therapy is not useful in the treatment of viral upper respiratory tract infections … Describe treatment options to manage the symptoms of viral upper respiratory infections. … strategies to communicate with patients the appropriate management of viral upper respiratory tract infections … The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: ​Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: the Common Cold – Slides

15. Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection | 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. … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … control specialists to patients likely to have surgical site infections on the basis of retrospective … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract Appendix U.

16. Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/prevention/emergency-preparedness-plans.html
    May 01, 2022 - Resources Catalog News Best Practice Summaries Incorporating Infection … 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 … reviewed May 2022 Page originally created May 2022 Internet Citation: Incorporating Infection

17. Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: The Common Cold (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/respiratory-one-pager.pdf
    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

18. 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 - Keeping patients safe from harms such as healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is an AHRQ priority … can pass the MRSA germ on to others who then may develop an infection. … to having health conditions that increase their risk of an infection. … Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, which advises on infection prevention and surveillance … Related AHRQ Resources AHRQ’s Healthcare-Associated Infections Program .

19. A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/guides/infection-prevent.html
    March 01, 2017 - Infections and Infection Prevention in Long-Term Care      Infections in Long-Term Care      Infection … The guide covers four key areas: An overview of infections and infection prevention in LTC facilities … Infections and Infection Prevention in Long-Term Care Infections in Long-Term Care Key Messages … Many infections can be prevented with basic infection prevention and control steps, such as hand hygiene … infection) Some viral infections (such as influenza) It is important to use droplet precautions

20. Infection Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … Program Tools Ambulatory Surgery Centers Toolkit Sections Infection … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … 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