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41. Updated Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations in Response to COVID-19 Vaccination | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Updated Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations in Response to COVID-19 Vaccination … Resource: Updated Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations in Response … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention; Testing; Safe Operations; PPE Audience(s)

42. A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff Resource:  A Unit Guide To Infection … 3 MB) This guide is designed to provide long-term care staff with basic knowledge about facility infection … The guide is meant to provide infection prevention information to frontline staff, and was developed … using materials from the Infection Preventionist’s Guide to Long-Term Care and other sources. … Source:  AHRQ Topic(s):  Infection Prevention & Control Audience(s):  Nursing Assistants; Nursing

43. Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission Measure | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2021 - Pediatric 30-Day Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission Measure Measure Domain:  Management … Hospital Readmissions PQMP COE:  CEPQM Associated NQF # and Name:  2414, Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection

44. National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Infection Surveillance in Long-term Care: A National Perspective | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Infection Surveillance in Long-term Care: A National Perspective … Resource:  National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Infection Surveillance in Long-term Care … : A National Perspective This presentation provides information about the changing landscape in infection … description and interpretation of data for facility enrollment, participation, and hospital-acquired infection … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Prevention & Control Audience(s): Clinical Leaders, Clinicians

45. Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course—Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course—Overview Resource: Nursing Home Infection … Preventionist Training Course—Overview ​​This course provides infection prevention and control training … for individuals responsible for infection prevention and control programs in nursing homes so they can … The course will include information about the core activities of an effective infection prevention and … to prevent pathogen transmission and reduce healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic resistance

46. Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: The Common Cold (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: The Common Cold Diagnosis • Upper respiratory tract … infections or “the common cold” are caused by viruses and present with symptoms such as rhinorrhea … • The color of nasal discharge does not differentiate a viral infection from a bacterial one. … Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (“the Common Cold”) Upper Respiratory Tract Infection AHRQ … Protective effect of antibiotics against serious complications of common respiratory tract infections

47. antibiotics-respiratory-infection-protocol-140922 (pdf file)
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    September 22, 2014 - antibiotics-respiratory-infection-protocol-140922 … Key Question 2: For patients with an acute respiratory tract infection (RTI) and no clear indication … Key Question 3: For patients with an acute respiratory tract infection (RTI) and no clear indication … Key Question 4: For patients with an acute respiratory tract infection (RTI) and no clear indication … Abbreviations: RTI, Respiratory Tract Infection; ED, Emergency Department; QoL, Quality of Life.

48. Module 3—Integrating Infection Prevention and Control into the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program—The Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Module 3—Integrating Infection Prevention and Control into the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement … Program—The Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course Resource: Module 3—Integrating … Infection Prevention and Control into the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program—The Nursing … Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module describes how infection prevention and control … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention Audience(s): Managers, Clinical Leaders

49. Advancing Academic and Practical Knowledge To Prevent Infections From Hospital to Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile Advancing Academic and Practical Knowledge To Prevent Infections From Hospital to … Medicine University of California, Irvine Medical Center "Understanding how to prevent infections … Keeping patients safe from harms such as healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is an AHRQ priority … Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, which advises on infection prevention and surveillance … Related AHRQ Resources AHRQ’s Healthcare-Associated Infections Program .

50. Module 13—Occupational Health Considerations for the Infection Prevention and Control Program—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Module 13—Occupational Health Considerations for the Infection Prevention and Control Program—Nursing … Home Infection Preventionist Training Course Resource: Module 13—Occupational Health Considerations … for the Infection Prevention and Control Program—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course … This module discusses occupational health considerations for the infection prevention and control … Source: CDC Topic(s):  Infection Control & Prevention, Environmental Safety, Safe Operations Audience

51. Module 15—Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship Considerations During Care Transitions—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Module 15—Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship Considerations During Care Transitions—Nursing … Home Infection Preventionist Training Course Resource: Module 15—Infection Prevention and … Antibiotic Stewardship Considerations During Care Transitions—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training … Course This module discusses infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship considerations during … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention Audience(s): Managers, Clinical Leaders

52. AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention The Agency for Healthcare … Improve your unit's infection prevention procedures for central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), and ventilator-associated pneumonia … Enhance teamwork and communication around infection prevention. … Note Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2022 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections

53. Urinary Tract Infections (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Urinary Tract Infections Urinary Tract Infections … antibiotic-resistant bacteria − Recent antibiotic exposure − History of recurrent urinary tract infections … The role of asymptomatic bacteriuria in young women with recurrent urinary tract infections: to treat … associated with a higher prevalence of antibiotic resistant strains in women with urinary tract infections

54. Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission Measure (pdf file)
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    April 05, 2017 - Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission Measure Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission … Measure Name Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission Measure 1.B. … followed by one or more readmissions within 30 days, following hospitalization for lower respiratory infection … During the 2009 A(H1N1) pandemic alone, 20 million children acquired the infection (Chang, Jordan- Villegas … Readmission also exposes patients to additional hospital days and thus increased potential for further infections

55. Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies Previous … Nasal Decolonization Use of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Antisepsis Evidence-Based Infection … Prevention In a surgical service, you can employ many different evidence-based infection prevention … safety and quality and reduce methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and surgical site infection … Presentations Presentation: Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies After reviewing the content

56. Infection Prevention Success Stories | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Infection Prevention Success Stories Resource: Infection Prevention Success Stories These … care facilities focus on key takeaways from implementing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention infection … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention; Safe Operations; Staff and Resident Well-being

57. Nursing Home COVID-19 Infection Control Assessment & Response (ICAR) Tool Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Nursing Home COVID-19 Infection Control Assessment & Response (ICAR) Tool Facilitator Guide Resource … : Nursing Home COVID-19 Infection Control Assessment & Response (ICAR) Tool Facilitator Guide ​This … updated infection control assessment and response tool is a longer but more comprehensive assessment … of infection control practices within nursing homes. … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention Audience(s): Clinical Leaders Format:

58. American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society: Surgical Site Infection Guidelines, 2016 Update. | PSNet
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    October 23, 2018 - Infection Guidelines, 2016 Update. … American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society: Surgical Site Infection Guidelines, 2016 … Surgical site infections are a persistent and costly challenge to patient safety. … American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society: Surgical Site Infection Guidelines, 2016 … See More About The Topic Operating Room Health Care Providers Surgery Surgical Site Infections

59. Infection prevention in the emergency department. | PSNet
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    July 13, 2016 - Review Infection prevention in the emergency department. … Infection prevention in the emergency department. … Infection prevention in the emergency department. … June 14, 2023 Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in … August 6, 2014 Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections.

60. Core Competencies for Infection Prevention and Control Professionals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Core Competencies for Infection Prevention and Control Professionals Resource: 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. … document can be used as a guide for identifying the needs of health care organizations with regards to infection … Source: WHO Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention Audience(s): Clinical Leaders, Clinicians