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261. Healthcare-Associated Infections. | PSNet
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     January 10, 2018 - Special or Theme Issue Healthcare-Associated Infections. … Citation Text: Healthcare-Associated Infections. Healthc Pap. 2009;9(3):1-62. … URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Healthcare-Associated Infections … November 5, 2014 Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections: Results and Lessons Learned … on the relationship between hand hygiene interventions and the incidence of health care-associated infections

262. Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 09, 2017 - Share to Email Print Final Research Plan Hepatitis B Virus Infection … What are the harms of universal screening programs for hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant women? … Do pregnant women benefit from repeat screening or hepatitis B virus infection in the third trimester … KQs 3, 4: Pregnant women with acute or chronic hepatitis B virus infection KQs 1, 2: Pregnant … ; infant morbidity and mortality from perinatal hepatitis B virus infection KQ 2: Harms from the

263. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary of U.S. … Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation SCREENING FOR HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION IN ADULTS … PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION Population Persons at high risk for infection and … adults born between 1945 and 1965 Recommendation Screen for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection … Grade: B Risk Assessment The most important risk factor for HCV infection is past or current

264. 6 Tk1 T3-Resident Information Sheet Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Antibiotics are drugs that kill bacteria that cause infections. … Sometimes, the antibiotics usually used to treat infections are no longer effective against the bacteria … stay colonized with it—meaning, it continues to live on or in them, often without causing any more infections … of bacteria helps you and your health care providers take special precautions to help prevent any infections … How Are Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Different From an Infection?

265. Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Guides Implementation: Guide to Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … Sustainability: Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff ( PDF , 2.97 MB) This guide provides … frontline and other staff with basic knowledge about LTC facility infection prevention guidelines. … Tract Infection Surveillance Reduce Unnecessary Urine Culturing and the Overuse of Antibiotics

266. PowerPoint Presentation
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     November 01, 2019 - PowerPoint Presentation Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections … importance of judicious C. difficile laboratory testing Discuss management approaches for C. difficile infections … Hospital-level high-risk antibiotic use in relation to hospital-associated Clostridioides difficile infections … Fidaxomicin versus vancomycin for Clostridium difficile infection. … antibiotic stewardship intervention on the clinical and molecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infections

267. Final Research Plan: Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 21, 2017 - Share to Email Print Final Research Plan Hepatitis C Virus Infection … Does prenatal screening for HCV infection reduce risk of vertical transmission of HCV infection? … What are the harms of screening for HCV infection (e.g., anxiety and labeling)? 5.    … Persons with known abnormal liver function tests, hepatitis B virus infection, or HIV infection; children … Persons with known abnormal liver function tests, hepatitis B virus infection, or HIV infection

268. Clinical Summary: Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women (pdf file)
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     for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women Population Pregnant Persons Recommendation … Grade: A Screen for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. … are chronic infections from exposure occurring in infancy or childhood. … Another major risk factor for HBV infection is country of origin. … In children, the primary source of infection is perinatal transmission at birth.

269. The How-To’s of Hand Hygiene | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - to demonstrate a working knowledge of— Why hand hygiene is so important to prevent the spread of infections … urinary tract infections (CAUTI). … Slide 3: Health Care Workers' Hands Spread Infections 1 1-3 million serious infections estimated … Hand hygiene is one of most important ways to prevent the spread of infections. … A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: 2014

270. Exhibit 5. List of members, technical expert panel | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Infection control, healthcare associated infections Inpatient Specialists Barry Aron M.D. … Surgical site infections, pediatrics, pediatric surgery Cohen Children's Medical Center of NY … Infection control, healthcare associated infections Inpatient Surgical Consultants Steve Martin … Infection control, healthcare associated infections Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Infection control, healthcare associated infections Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

271. Clean Equipment and Environment Promotes Safe Resident Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - essential to providing quality resident care; however, improper care and maintenance can introduce infections … in residents, leading to CAUTIs and other healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). … in residents, leading to CAUTIs and other healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). … Serratia marcescens nosocomial infections of the urinary tract associated with urine measuring containers … Serratia marcescens nosocomial infections of the urinary tract associated with urine measuring containers

272. Infection prevention and control in pediatric ambulatory settings. | PSNet
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     April 11, 2011 - Organizational Policy/Guidelines Infection prevention and control in pediatric ambulatory … Citation Text: Infection prevention and control in pediatric ambulatory settings. … Rathore MH, Jackson MA, AAP Committee on Infections Diseases. … Rathore MH, Jackson MA, AAP Committee on Infections Diseases. … May 6, 2020 Infection prevention in the operating room anesthesia work area.

273. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement Screening for … Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: U.S. … Detection There is adequate evidence that screening tests can accurately detect syphilis infection. … Screening for syphilis infection in pregnancy: clinical sum m ary of a U .S. … Screening for syphilis infection in pregnant women: evidence for the U.S.

274. Clinical Summary: Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women (pdf file)
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     Clinical Summary: Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women Clinical Summary: Screening … for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women Population Pregnant women Recommendation Screen … early for syphilis infection in all pregnant women. … Screening Tests Screening for syphilis infection is a 2-step process. … Recommendations The USPSTF has made recommendations on screening for other sexually transmitted infections

275. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary Figure. … Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Clinical Summary Population Asymptomatic adults … at increased risk for infection Recommendation Screen for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI

276. Toolkit Overview (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - wish to initiate targeted decolonization as a strategy to reduce hospital infections outside of intensive … that have already successfully implemented universal decolonization in ICUs to reduce bloodstream infections … (including central-line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus … percent reduction in multidrug-resistant organisms and a 32 percent reduction in all-cause bloodstream infections … Readiness for Implementation Section 6 – Estimated Cost Implications of Reducing Bloodstream Infections

277. 6 Tk1 T3-Resident Information Sheet Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Antibiotics are drugs that kill bacteria that cause infections. … Sometimes, the antibiotics usually used to treat infections are no longer effective against the bacteria … than one antibiotic to find one that will work for your infection. … stay colonized with it—meaning, it continues to live on or in them, often without causing any more infections … type of bacteria helps you and your health care providers take special precautions to help prevent any infections

278. Implementing a national program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection: a quality improvement collaboration of state hospital associations, academic medical centers, professional societies, and governmental agencies. | PSNet
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     June 08, 2016 - Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are common, reasonably preventable sources of … states and hospitals to successfully implement interventions that reduce catheter use and associated infections … October 17, 2017 Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national … January 15, 2014 Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections … November 16, 2011 Eradicating central line–associated bloodstream infections statewide

279. Appendix C. Site Visit Protocol | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Probe: : Does your ASC focus quality improvement efforts on healthcare associated infections? … infections? … Does it contain information about potential patient infections or exposures to infections? … Probe: : Which procedures are more likely to result in surgical site infections? … Probe: : What role does blood glucose control play in reducing surgical site infections?

280. Clabsitoolsap2 (doc file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Fact Sheet Bottom line Central line-associated bloodstream … infections (CLABSIs) result annually in: · 84,551 to 203,916 preventable infections · 10,426 to 25,145 … Estimating the proportion of reasonably preventable hospital-acquired infections and associated mortality … Risk factors of catheter-related bloodstream infections in parenteral nutrition catheterization. … Prevention of central venous catheter-related infections by using maximal sterile barrier precautions