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6,415
5,266
2,053
No
5,183
5,127
5,045
5,592
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection … Pneumonia
Yes
4,528
9,428
4,466
3,243
No
4,940
4,916
5,221
5,182
Urinary Tract Infection … Yes
2,453
5,735
2,749
1,686
No
3,120
3,094
3,324
3,314
Infection Due to Device … 12,935
11,011
2,391
4,673
5,071
2,836
5,388
5,143
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection … 9,711
6,521
1,488
4,848
3,052
1,768
3,253
3,056
Infection Due to Device or Implant
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February 01, 2023 - 5,068
5,221
4,840
5,110
No
6,894
5,063
5,993
5,376
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection … Yes
3,084
3,301
2,859
3,034
No
3,620
2,953
3,823
3,928
Infection Due to Device … 5,111
5,108
4,464
5,111
5,666
6,557
5,706
5,586
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection … Bacterial Pneumonia
4,880
4,894
4,097
5,056
6,293
7,115
5,647
5,186
Urinary Tract Infection … 3,101
3,093
2,500
3,109
3,115
3,642
3,622
3,398
Infection Due to Device or Implant
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February 01, 2023 - Heart Failure
3,893
2,612
3,440
3,352
4,341
2,839
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection … 6,153
Bacterial Pneumonia
4,941
4,329
5,091
4,321
5,722
4,103
Urinary Tract Infection … 2,907
2,154
2,675
2,556
3,574
2,049
Infection Due to Device or Implant
766
701
733 … 4,855
Congestive Heart Failure
3,611
2,890
3,797
3,216
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection … 2,703
2,408
3,065
2,414
Infection Due to Device or Implant
718
795
856
687
Dehydration
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March 01, 2023 - Heart Failure
7,067
5,392
6,130
5,563
6,165
5,079
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection … 8,961
Bacterial Pneumonia
6,634
5,081
5,716
5,312
5,529
5,640
Urinary Tract Infection … 4,418
3,171
3,783
3,205
3,625
3,322
Infection Due to Device or Implant
847
686
768 … 3,639
Congestive Heart Failure
5,786
6,139
6,259
4,539
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection … 3,490
3,677
3,664
3,123
Infection Due to Device or Implant
724
757
772
594
Dehydration
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February 01, 2023 - Heart Failure
9,707
5,670
9,441
7,121
10,315
6,579
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection … 9,061
Bacterial Pneumonia
7,696
5,640
8,401
5,899
8,768
5,654
Urinary Tract Infection … 5,243
3,162
5,344
3,774
5,937
3,406
Infection Due to Device or Implant
597
405
603 … 4,392
Congestive Heart Failure
7,776
8,511
9,733
7,245
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection … 4,345
4,347
5,590
3,829
Infection Due to Device or Implant
504
543
585
484
Dehydration
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March 01, 2023 - Heart Failure
2,970
2,861
2,994
2,731
3,152
1,877
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection … 4,502
Bacterial Pneumonia
3,293
3,045
3,229
2,937
3,142
3,011
Urinary Tract Infection … 2,211
1,635
1,944
1,569
1,877
1,491
Infection Due to Device or Implant
930
772
872 … 2,524
Congestive Heart Failure
2,847
2,992
3,190
1,623
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection … 1,759
1,885
1,904
1,346
Infection Due to Device or Implant
725
1,021
817
815
Dehydration
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February 01, 2023 - Heart Failure
5,919
3,909
5,763
4,771
5,575
4,777
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection … 6,313
Bacterial Pneumonia
4,313
3,608
4,880
3,611
4,505
3,708
Urinary Tract Infection … 3,449
2,442
3,765
2,685
3,695
2,605
Infection Due to Device or Implant
1,970
1,421 … 4,794
Congestive Heart Failure
5,386
4,422
5,433
4,903
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection … 3,056
2,990
3,708
2,677
Infection Due to Device or Implant
1,760
1,709
1,862
1,687
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February 01, 2023 - Bacterial Pneumonia
Yes
6,351
5,230
3,207
No
4,854
4,917
5,054
Urinary Tract Infection … Yes
5,055
3,165
1,578
No
2,999
3,099
3,213
Infection Due to Device or Implant
Yes … Heart Failure
1,070
9,162
1,641
5,592
4,478
5,211
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection … 8,081
Bacterial Pneumonia
3,423
8,145
3,474
5,100
4,408
4,963
Urinary Tract Infection … 1,388
6,204
2,381
3,296
2,599
3,119
Infection Due to Device or Implant
144
1,078
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February 01, 2023 - Heart Failure
3,318
2,321
2,909
2,882
3,157
2,746
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection … 4,468
Bacterial Pneumonia
3,290
2,882
3,447
2,920
3,477
2,916
Urinary Tract Infection … 2,092
1,404
1,907
1,734
2,245
1,552
Infection Due to Device or Implant
909
693
934 … 3,174
Congestive Heart Failure
3,064
2,446
3,046
2,828
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection … 1,853
1,654
2,268
1,602
Infection Due to Device or Implant
807
841
971
757
Dehydration
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March 01, 2023 - Heart Failure
6,072
4,727
5,315
4,849
5,364
4,353
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection … 7,950
Bacterial Pneumonia
5,822
4,546
5,070
4,713
4,895
5,043
Urinary Tract Infection … 3,882
2,767
3,305
2,792
3,161
2,907
Infection Due to Device or Implant
868
708
795 … 3,370
Congestive Heart Failure
5,010
5,378
5,459
3,835
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection … 3,033
3,244
3,205
2,694
Infection Due to Device or Implant
725
821
784
648
Dehydration
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September 01, 2022 - Acute Care Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections
Best Practices in the Management of … Is associated with more side effects
Is more expensive
Puts them at risk for future colonization or infection … Case 2
“I had a rash when I was given amoxicillin as a child for a throat infection.” … A throat infection in childhood could have been caused by a virus, and the rash was actually a viral … The impact of a reported penicillin allergy on surgical site infection risk.
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April 01, 2023 - Missed nursing care is linked to patient harm, including falls and infections. … (ASCs), preventing surgical site infections, using safe injection practices, and cleaning,
sterilization … on the development and implementation of infection prevention
programs that meet infection control standards … principles and methods of AHRQ’s
Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to prevent surgical site infections … Infection Control Surveyor Worksheet
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September 01, 2022 - Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care
The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making
Does my patient have an infection … Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care
The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making
Does my patient have an infection … Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care
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Moment 1: Influenza
Moment 1
Does my patient have an infection … Use – Ambulatory Care
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The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making
Does my patient have an infection … Use – Ambulatory Care
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The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making
Does my patient have an infection
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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. … Surgeons' Acceptance of Surgical Site Infection Risk Adjustment Models
Appendix T. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract
Appendix U.
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June 01, 2021 - Aspiration Pneumonia
Pathophysiology
Acute lung injury from acidic material
Progression to bacterial infection … recommendations here]
· [Place local treatment recommendations here]
· For unstable residents with a history of infection … Place local treatment recommendations here]
· For unstable residents with a history of colonization or infection … Reliability of nonlocalizing signs and symptoms as indicators of the presence of infection in nursing-home
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March 13, 2017 - at least 1 of which is bacteria >100,000 colonies (≥105 CFU/ml)
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection … CAUTI)
Criteria for defining CAUTI in long-term care residents:
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection … CAUTI)
Criteria for defining CAUTI in long-term care residents:
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection … CAUTI)
Criteria for defining CAUTI in long-term care residents:
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection … + Presence of fever, even if due to another cause, should still be counted as part of meeting an infection
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September 01, 2022 - Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics?
2. … SAY:
Otitis media generally starts with a viral upper respiratory tract infection. … Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? … would be the failure of multiple courses of antibiotic therapy or a child who has had frequent ear infections … lasting greater than 3 months or recurrent ear infections, defined as at least 3 episodes of otitis
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Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection … Research and Quality (AHRQ) commissioned a study to conduct a proactive risk assessment of surgical site infections … The proposed intervention targets two important processes of patient care: Infection control practices … A major aspect of the intervention involves integrating better standards for infection prevention practices … We recommend that guidelines for infection control practices at ASCs be modeled after the guidelines
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Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section
Healthcare-Associated Infections … Prevention in LTC *
Slides 4–5
Video 2.1: Importance of Infection Prevention
Overview of Toolkit … Prevention in LTC
Method: During a meeting, watch the Importance of Infection Prevention video. … Discuss the video and why the team thinks infection prevention is important in your facility.
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September 01, 2022 - Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections …
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