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341. How Does Infection Prevention Fit Into a Safety Program? | PSNet
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     March 01, 2014 - More recently, the cost of these infections was estimated to be up to 10 billion dollars annually.( 2 … Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals. … Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals. … National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care–Associated Infections: Roadmap to Elimination. … But not for people coming in with viral upper respiratory tract infections.

342. Table 16A: Outcome Indicators by County Socioeconomic Status | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - 2,870 3,876 3,210 2,985 3,413 3,041 Infection Due to Device or Implant 741 828 … 3,295 4,391 3,667 3,439 3,833 3,501 Infection Due to Device or Implant 725 791 … 1,686 2,206 1,932 1,618 2,034 1,751 Infection Due to Device or Implant 785 945 … 1,363 1,806 1,720 1,247 1,490 1,445 Infection Due to Device or Implant 305 342 … 2,454 3,263 2,717 2,537 2,658 2,627 Infection Due to Device or Implant 729 827

343. Archived: Chlamydial Infection (Including Ocular Prophylaxis in Newborns): Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - in men and women also serve as an important reservoir for new infections. … Genital chlamydial infections: epidemiology and reproductive sequelae. … to other infections and clinical features. … Chlamydia infections: proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Human Chlamydia Infections … Chlamydia infections: proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Human Chlamydial Infections

344. Archived: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 18, 2014 - infection. … that treat a large proportion of persons at increased risk, such as clinics for sexually transmitted infections … , cross-sectional study ( n = 6,194) done in France in a clinic for sexually transmitted infections … Acute HBV infections are usually self-limited. … Diseases recommends that persons with multiple sexual partners or a history of sexually transmitted infections

345. Archived: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 18, 2014 - infection. … that treat a large proportion of persons at increased risk, such as clinics for sexually transmitted infections … , cross-sectional study ( n = 6,194) done in France in a clinic for sexually transmitted infections … Acute HBV infections are usually self-limited. … Diseases recommends that persons with multiple sexual partners or a history of sexually transmitted infections

346. 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

347. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2004 - Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Brief Evidence Update Methods This brief update is based … No ongoing research on screening or immunization for HBV infection was identified. … Screening for hepatitis B virus infection: recommendation statement. … Hepatitis B virus infection in children and adolescents in a 4 Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection … Hepatitis B infection in Minnesota: a case for universal immunization.

348. Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) (doc file)
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     November 01, 2019 - Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) Diagnosis · First, ask about SYMPTOMS … The role of asymptomatic bacteriuria in young women with recurrent urinary tract infections: to treat … is associated with a higher prevalence of antibiotic resistant strains in women with urinary tract infections … Diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of catheter associated urinary tract infection in adults: 2009 international … Urinary tract infections in long-term-care facilities.

349. 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

350. 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

351. 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

352. 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?

353. 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.

354. 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

355. Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Persons Draft Evidence Review | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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356. Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Persons Draft Recommendation Statement | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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357. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2004 - The prevalence of HBV infection is low; the majority of infected individuals do not develop chronic infection … Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection Recommendation Statement U.S. … Considerations • Routine hepatitis vaccination has had significant impact in reducing the number of new HBV infections … • Important predictors of progressive HBV infection include longer duration of infection and the presence … Screening for hepatitis B virus infection: a brief evidence update for the U.S.

358. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Diagnosis1,2 • Relatively sudden onset of redness, warmth, tenderness … Consider wound culture for patients with purulent cellulitis, particularly in patients with recurrent infection … Use – Ambulatory Care Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 2 References 1. … Cellulitis and soft tissue infections. Ann Intern Med. 2018 Feb 6;168(3):ITC17-32. … Clindamycin versus trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole for uncomplicated skin infections.

359. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Diagnosis1,2 • Relatively sudden onset of redness, warmth, tenderness … Consider wound culture for patients with purulent cellulitis, particularly in patients with recurrent infection … Use – Ambulatory Care Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 2 References 1. … Cellulitis and soft tissue infections. Ann Intern Med. 2018 Feb 6;168(3):ITC17-32. … Clindamycin versus trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole for uncomplicated skin infections.

360. 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