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Updated Information on the Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate: 2011 and 2012 (pdf file)

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June 01, 2014 - above 5 measures) 1,594,000 48.67 1,372,000 41.91 CAUTI MPSMS Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … 370,000 11.30 350,000 10.58 CLABSI MPSMS Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous … Pressure Ulcer MPSMS Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers 1,320,000 40.41 1,300,000 39.43 Surgical Site Infection

Appendix P. Evaluating and Selecting Hand Hygiene Products - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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May 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Slide 20: Resources Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology . … Guide to Hand Hygiene Programs for Infection Prevention . 2015. World Health Organization.

Long-Term Care Safety Toolkit Modules | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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May 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … (includes audio and video) Video clips embedded in PowerPoint slide set: Importance of Infection … en español: Word , 2.39 MB) Video clips embedded in PowerPoint slide set: Importance of Infection

New Study Shows Reduced Antibiotic Use at Long-term Care Facilities Participating in HHS-funded Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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February 01, 2022 - antibiotic medications to improve patient outcomes, reduce antibiotic resistance, and decrease the spread of infections … which are often ordered without clear indications and provide results that do not reliably indicate an infection … , M.D., M.S., who is a co-author of the study and a medical officer in AHRQ’s Healthcare-Associated Infections

Timeliness of Confirmatory Testing for Sickle Cell Disease: Timeliness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Children with Sickle Cell Anemia (pdf file)

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November 01, 2015 - with sickle cell anemia increases survival rates through the prevention of overwhelming bacterial infections … cell anemia and continued daily until the child is 5 years of age, reduces susceptibility to serious infection … Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease.

C1 Prioritization Matrix (xls file)

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July 01, 2016 - 0.5 0.6 1 $36,576 $ 36,576 N 2 1 1 Y Y Y Y Y PSI 7 Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections … NQI 02 Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 2.5 0 $ - 0 N 8 10 9 Y Y Y Y Y NQI 03 Neonatal Blood Stream Infection … 0.0 1.1 0 $76,737 $ - 0 N 5 5 5 Y Y Y Y Y PDI 12 Central Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection

Preventing CAUTI in Specialized Patient Populations: The ICU | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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December 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … efforts, staff empowerment Staff Nurses: Heart of operation, implement CUSP at the bedside Infection … Team assess for indication during daily rounds Catheter alternatives are used on a regular basis Infection … Plaques and articles displayed in the units Continuing to coordinate with Performance Improvement, Infection

Search Evidence-Based Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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April 01, 2021 - Health & Science University Report Status: Final Antibody Response Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection … EPC—Oregon Health & Science University Report Status: Final Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Appropriate Emergency Department Fever Management for Children With Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)

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February 01, 2018 - They may not be receiving prophylactic antibiotics to help prevent bacterial infections, and they … Children with SCD are at high risk of developing bacterial infections because of the loss of splenic … : pneumonia was diagnosed most often at 13.8 percent, followed by bacteremia and urinary tract infections … Infections such as osteomyelitis that are often caused by Staphylococcus aureus or other organisms, … Incidence of serious bacterial infections in febrile children with sickle cell disease.

Reducing Hospital-Acquired Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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June 01, 2021 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections

Table 4. Evidence for Prompt Antimicrobial Therapy for Treatment of Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)

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January 01, 2014 - provide empiric coverage for pathogens expected for age and that penetrate the presumed source of the infection … of patient- related characteristics, such as drug intolerance, recently used antibiotics, previous infections … Awareness of the prevalence of infections caused by specific organisms can provide clinicians with