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101. Urinary Tract Infection – Handout and Family Member Pamphlet (English) (doc file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Urinary Tract Infection – Handout and Family Member Pamphlet (English) Urinary Tract Infection

102. Psychological safety and infection prevention practices: results from a national survey. | PSNet
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     September 27, 2023 - Study Psychological safety and infection prevention practices: results from a national … Psychological safety and infection prevention practices: results from a national survey. … common healthcare-associated infections . … October 17, 2017 Encouraging employees to speak up to prevent infections: opportunities … May 30, 2012 Partnering to Heal: Teaming-Up Against Healthcare-Associated Infections.

103. Exhibit 4. Evolution of C-reactive protein values among individuals who NEVER develop an SSI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Exhibit … 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.

104. Exhibit 51. ICD-9 codes associated with followup visits in modified Denver Health algorithm | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Exhibit … 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.

105. Screening for Chlamydial Infection: An Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2007 - Although 75% of genital infections in women and 95% in men are asymptomatic, up to 40% of untreated cases … Chlamydial infections are also related to adverse pregnancy outcomes, including miscarriage, pre- mature … Sexually transmitted infections increase both the infectivity of persons with HIV infection and the suscepti … The epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections in adolescents. … Prevalence of chlamydial and gonococcal infections among young adults in the United States.

106. Preventing Infections in Endoscopic Procedures (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2017 - Preventing Infections in Endoscopic Procedures Appendix M. … Preventing Infections in Endoscopic Procedures More than 20 million gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic … While rare, patients have acquired infections from these procedures due to: • Poor cleaning/disinfection … of equipment and/or • Lapses in infection prevention practices and/or • Defective or poorly maintained … Standards of Infection Prevention in Reprocessing Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes. 2016: http://

107. The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: ​Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: ​the Common Cold – Slides
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     September 01, 2022 - to communicate with patients the appropriate management of viral upper respiratory tract infections … 3 Approximately 500 million viral infections occur in the United States every year About 25% of … Associated With Antibiotics2,3 Adverse drug events Antibiotic-associated diarrhea4,5 Yeast infections … “Viral infections often last a week or so and almost always get better on their own. … Nearly half a million Americans suffered from Clostridium difficile infections in a single year.

108. Appendix 2. Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Fact Sheet | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2018 - Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Fact Sheet Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated … Blood Stream Infections These tools will help your unit implement evidence-based practices and eliminate … central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI). … Bottom line Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) result annually in: 84,551 … to 203,916 preventable infections. 10,426 to 25,145 preventable deaths

109. Appendix A Tables from Matar (2010) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Appendix A Tables … Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection … Risk Factors Barbari et al. 3    Postoperative surgical site infection    NNS risk … * NNIS - National Nocosomial Infections, Surveillance, and ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists … Medicare premium * ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists and NNIS - National Nocosomial Infections

110. Exhibit 5. Evolution of C-reactive protein values among individuals who DO develop an SSI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Exhibit … 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.

111. Increased catheter-related bloodstream infection rates after the introduction of a new mechanical valve intravenous access port. | PSNet
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     February 07, 2022 - February 7, 2022 Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections … December 16, 2020 An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections … 26, 2008 The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on healthcare-associated infections … July 16, 2015 Healthcare-associated infections in Veterans Affairs acute-care and long-term … June 21, 2023 Long-term care healthcare-associated infections in 2021: an analysis of

112. Recommended Infection Prevention Components of Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Recommended Infection Prevention Components of Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement … improvement program should implement ongoing and effective processes to prevent, detect and manage infections … , with a goal of minimizing or eliminating healthcare-associated infections acquired at the facility … Infection occurrence surveillance: Occurrences should be logged for— a. … All bloodstream infections, stratified by vascular access type.

113. Closing the gap on infection prevention staffing recommendations: results from the beta version of the APIC staffing calculator. | PSNet
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     December 20, 2023 - Study Closing the gap on infection prevention staffing recommendations: results from … Closing the gap on infection prevention staffing recommendations: results from the beta version of the … Infection preventionists play a key role in the prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAI … Hospitals with below-expected staffing levels were more likely to have higher standardized infection … Hospitals Hospital Medicine Infectious Diseases Indwelling Tubes and Catheters Nosocomial Infections

114. Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2021 - Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection After viewing … or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to— Explain the terms urinary tract infection … Describe empiric treatment options for urinary tract infections (UTIs)​. … 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

115. Hospital acquired infections in surgical patients: impact of COVID-19-related infection prevention measures. | PSNet
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     March 17, 2021 - Study Hospital acquired infections in surgical patients: impact of COVID-19-related … infection prevention measures. … Hospital acquired infections in surgical patients: impact of COVID-19-related infection prevention measures … due to the COVID-19 pandemic did not affect the incidence of other hospital-acquired infections among … Hospital acquired infections in surgical patients: impact of COVID-19-related infection prevention measures

116. Appendix A. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2018 - Surgical site infections after colorectal surgery: do risk factors vary depending on the type of infection … Infection 37 (2009): 455-460. Duke Infection Control Group. … G., Prevention of surgical site infections. … The effect of traffic patterns in the OR on surgical site infections. … Nosocomial infections after peripheral arterial bypass surgery.

117. About the Toolkit Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2015 - The ESRD Toolkit was developed during a 2-year project called the National Opportunity To Improve Infection … Many of these infections are preventable through evidence-based infection control practices not currently … ESRD (NOTICE), a 2-year project to develop and implement resources to help dialysis facilities reduce infections … The project had the following goals: Reduce vascular access infections Identify and enhance best … resource for dialysis centers to use to create sustainable changes that can reduce healthcare-associated infections

118. Culture of safety: impact on improvement in infection prevention process and outcomes. | PSNet
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     September 23, 2020 - Review Culture of safety: impact on improvement in infection prevention process and … Culture of Safety: Impact on Improvement in Infection Prevention Process and Outcomes. … prevention and control -related processes, and decreases in healthcare-associated infections.  … April 21, 2021 The impact of COVID-19 response on central line associated bloodstream infections … See More About The Topic Quality and Safety Professionals Infectious Diseases Nosocomial Infections

119. Evaluating an evidence-based bundle for preventing surgical site infection. | PSNet
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     August 21, 2019 - notable successes in patient safety, particularly in preventing central line–associated bloodstream infections … despite implementing five evidence-based practices in a bundled approach, the incidence of postoperative infections … Site Infection Guidelines, 2016 Update. … February 1, 2017 Back to basics: preventing surgical site infections. … June 4, 2014 Surgical site infections in colon surgery: the patient, the procedure, the

120. Referrals of infection control breaches to public health authorities: ambulatory care settings experience, 2017. | PSNet
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     December 09, 2020 - Study Referrals of infection control breaches to public health authorities: ambulatory … Referrals of infection control breaches to public health authorities: ambulatory care settings experience … could inform outpatient infection control. … The burden of healthcare utilization, cost, and mortality associated with select surgical site infections … March 21, 2011 Infection control assessment of ambulatory surgical centers.