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101. 5 Tk1 T1-Background Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - for health care professionals involved in prescribing empiric antibiotics for suspected bacterial infections … • Hospitals use antibiograms as part of their infection control measures to classify types of bacteria … tools before initiating empiric antibiotic therapy, which may improve outcomes among residents with infections … A resident’s particular infection history, including past antimicrobial use, must also be considered … be, for example, that the key message is that [name of antibiotic] is not working for urinary tract infections

102. Advancing Diagnostic Equity Through Clinician Engagement, Community Partnerships, and Connected Care (pdf file)
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     November 15, 2022 - For example, Black, His- panic, and Asian patients experience significantly higher rates of infection … COVID-19 racial disparities in testing, infection, hospitalization, and death: analysis of Epic data … 12, 2021. https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue- brief/covid-19-racial-disparities-testing-infection-hospitalization-death … dx.doi.org/https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/covid-19-racial-disparities-testing-infection-hospitalization-death-analysis-epic-patient-data … dx.doi.org/https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/covid-19-racial-disparities-testing-infection-hospitalization-death-analysis-epic-patient-data

103. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2008 - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs … ) are among the most common types of healthcare-associated infections. … (CAUTIs), among the most common types of healthcare-associated infections. … Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI), are a type of healthcare-associated infection (HAI), and is associated with significant morbidity

104. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2008 - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs … ) are among the most common types of healthcare-associated infections. … (CAUTIs), among the most common types of healthcare-associated infections. … Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI), are a type of healthcare-associated infection (HAI), and is associated with significant morbidity

105. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - (55) Colonoscopy (37) Communication (381) Community-Acquired Infections (59) Community-Based … Characterizing infection prevention programs and urinary tract infection prevention practices in nursing … Keywords: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Nursing Homes, Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection … (CAUTI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Prevention Jardon C , Choi KR COVID- … Keywords: Surgery, Antibiotics, Medication, Prevention, Obesity, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs

106. 4 Tk1 T4-Urinalysis And Utis Improving Care Final 0 (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - What do you do now when a resident shows signs of potential infection? … A UTI is an infection in any part of your urinary system. … ; or many other possible causes Even though a change in mental status can be related to an infection, … It may be better to wait and assess the resident frequently for other symptoms of infection. … Bacteria in the urine does not mean that there is an infection if the resident shows no other signs or

107. Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2020 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Guides Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation … Potential   ( Word , 284 KB) (Appendix A of Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … Scan Policy ( Word , 277 KB) (Appendix C of Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections

108. Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2024 - News Newsroom Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections … Events Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections … Antibiotic Resistance AHRQ is funding innovative research proposals to prevent healthcare-associated infections … 2024 Internet Citation: Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections

109. Section 5, Table 3 (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - Obtaining appropriate cultures before administration of antimicrobials is essential to confirm infection … While finding the focus of infection may be difficult, a careful history and physical exam will help … Obvious sources of infection, such as surgical wounds and indwelling bodies (e.g., central lines, shunts … Common sources of infection in sepsis, such as blood and urine, should be cultured. … In cases of immunocompromised states, intra- abdominal infections, or oral/neck infections, anaerobic

110. Nursing Home Workplace Safety Resource List (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - CDC’s Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Safe Healthcare Delivery in All Settings … CDC Train Module 4 – Infection Surveillance https://www.train.org/cdctrain/course/1081802/ (requires … Infection Prevention and Control Toolkit for Successful Hand Hygiene and Personal Protective Equipment … module completion, staff will understand: • The importance of hand hygiene in preventing the spread of infections … how to perform hand hygiene. • Key hand hygiene practices for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections

111. AHRQ’s Unique Effort to Advance Care for People Living with Long COVID | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2024 - the CDC, in 2022, at least 9 million people throughout our country were struggling with post-COVID-19 infection … estimates and other studies suggest that 10 percent or more of the U.S. population may experience the post-infection … cardiovascular and cognitive impairment, that develop or continue for weeks, months, or even years after initial infection

112. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 17, 2016 - Infection prevention strategies include general infection control practices, hand washing, and strategies … to prevent nosocomial infections.4 Screen patients for sepsis. … • Reduce nosocomial infections by implementing the following: o Oral care and proper positioning … • Ensure that nurses assess patients with a history suggestive of a new infection for sepsis at … Targeting health care-associated infections: evidence-based strategies.In: Hughes RG, ed.

113. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 17, 2016 - Infection prevention strategies include general infection control practices, hand washing, and strategies … to prevent nosocomial infections.4 Screen patients for sepsis. … • Reduce nosocomial infections by implementing the following: o Oral care and proper positioning … • Ensure that nurses assess patients with a history suggestive of a new infection for sepsis at … Targeting health care-associated infections: evidence-based strategies.In: Hughes RG, ed.

114. Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: A Progress Report on the National 'On the CUSP: Stop BSI' Project, Neonatal CLABSI Prevention (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - to develop a State consortium that included providers (neonatologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, infection … Most patients with a positive infection also had a secondary culture noted as being obtained at the … 0 0 0 L in e D ay s Overall Baseline 13 As a confirmatory analysis, units submitting infection … 2012 study by Donovan et al.3, $16,800 in excess costs were attributed to NICU-associated bloodstream infection … Decreasing central line associated bloodstream infection in neonatal intensive care.

115. Toolkit To Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2016 - Sustain an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection … provide basic information about antibiotics and their risks (tool 4). ( PDF ) Suspect a Urinary Tract Infection … particularly concerned about a UTI, the nurse could provide them with a copy of Suspect a Urinary Tract Infection … tool 5) to help answer questions Communicate with residents and families about antibiotic-resistant infections … The “Suspect a Urinary Tract Infection?

116. Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … units in nine States have participated in a national, neonatal central line-associated bloodstream infection … Healthcare Research and Quality-funded national effort to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections … Objectives Methods Data Collection and Analysis Results     Participation     Central Lines     Infections

117. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - Topic Cleaning & Disinfection (17) Cohorting (8) Environmental Safety (13) Infection … evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents and staff from infection … Monitor Residents for COVID-19 This presentation discusses the importance of recognizing new or worsening infections … Core Competencies for Infection Prevention and Control Professionals ​This document contains recommendations … and specifications related to core components for effective infection prevention and control programs

118. AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2024 - Protocol explains that universal decolonization is the most effective intervention to reduce MRSA infections … Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices This toolkit can help hospital infection … prevention programs implement a decolonization protocol that was found to reduce bloodstream infections … aims to help hospital intensive care units (ICUs) reduce rates of central line-associated bloodstream infection … (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). 

119. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Collaborative of North Carolina (PQCNC), implemented a national, neonatal central line-associated bloodstream infection … During the course of the study, an estimated 131 infections were prevented which translates to an estimated … Approximately $906,000 was invested in the national NCLABSI project resulting in infections prevented

120. Funding HAI and Antibiotic Resistance Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2021 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Funding HAI and Antibiotic Resistance Research AHRQ’s Healthcare-Associated Infections … the Department of Health and Human Services'   National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections … Current research areas of interest are: Preventing the occurrence of healthcare-associated infections