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401. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2023 - Surgical site infection prevention: a review. … Surgical site infection prevention: a review. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-site-infection-prevention-review Surgical site infections (SSIs … surgical-site-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/back-basics-preventing-surgical-site-infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/american-college-surgeons-and-surgical-infection-society-surgical-site-infection-guidelines

402. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation on Screening for Syphilis Infection (pdf file)
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     September 27, 2022 - Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation on Screening for Syphilis Infection http … Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation on Screening for Syphilis Infection Task … Force recommends screening people at increased risk for infection WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 27 … The Task Force recommends screening individuals at increased risk for syphilis infection. … “Risk is dependent on a combination of factors including how common syphilis infections are in the community

403. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 19, 2020 - Psychological safety and infection prevention practices: results from a national survey. … common healthcare-associated infections. … increased odds of using some recommended practices for preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-device-associated-infections-us-hospitals-national-surveys-2005 … -2013 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/culture-safety

404. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 22, 2020 - Perioperative COVID-19 defense: an evidence-based approach for optimization of infection control and … Perioperative COVID-19 defense: an evidence-based approach for optimization of infection control and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perioperative-covid-19-defense-evidence-based-approach-optimization- infection-control-and … The authors describe eight empirical recommendations for optimizing infection control and operating … innovations-promoting-hand-hygiene-compliance https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/environmental-cleaning-prevention-healthcare-associated-infections-hais

405. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 14, 2022 - Summarize approaches to diagnosis and treatment of Strongyloides infection. … Identify patients who should be tested for Strongyloides infection. … This results in an ongoing low level of infection, affecting up to 30% of the population in endemic … Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Strongyloides stercoralis Infection. … Maltreatment of Strongyloides infection: case series and worldwide physicians-in-training survey.

406. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     August 04, 2023 - What is the frequency and severity of harms associated with healthcare associated infections and asymptomatic … safety measures or indicators have been used to examine the harm associated with healthcare associated infections … In the United States, more than 2.8 million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur each year and … patients for MRSA, CRE, C.auris, and C.difficile that focus on healthcare associated infections or … Strategies to prevent Clostridioides difficile infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 update.

407. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - Decreased incidence of cesarean surgical site infection rate with hospital-wide perioperative bundle … Decreased incidence of cesarean surgical site infection rate with hospital? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decreased-incidence-cesarean-surgical-site-infection-rate-hospital-wide- … that the introduction of a hospital-wide perioperative bundle significantly reduced surgical site infection … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-comprehensive-unit-based-safety-program-reduce-surgical-site-infections

408. Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2021 - , and the high morbidity associated with untreated infections … Chlamydial and gonococcal infections are often asymptomatic in women. … Chlamydial and gonococcal infections in infants and children. … Chlamydia trachomatis infections of the adult. In: Holmes K, ed. … Sexually transmitted infections treatment guidelines, 2021.

409. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 10, 2023 - Impact of patient safety climate on infection prevention practices and healthcare worker and patient … Impact of patient safety climate on infection prevention practices and healthcare worker and patient … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-patient-safety-climate-infection-prevention-practices-and-healthcare … if adherence to standard precautions and safety climate were associated with healthcare associated infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-patient-safety-climate-infection-prevention-practices-and-healthcare-worker-and

410. Recommendation: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 14, 2021 - Chlamydial and gonococcal infections are often asymptomatic in women. … Infections may also be transmitted to sex partners and newborn children. … Chlamydial and gonococcal infections in infants and children. … Chlamydia trachomatis infections of the adult. In: Holmes K, ed. … , and the high morbidity associated with untreated infections.

411. Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2021 - evidence about the use of facemasks and effects on risk of other respiratory infections, including … symptoms found no difference between an N95 versus surgical mask in risk of infections. … study evaluated masks’ effects on risk of infections with MERS-CoV (Appendix Table B-3). … Probable secondary infections in households of SARS patients in Hong Kong. … Probable secondary infections in households of SARS patients in Hong Kong.

412. Rapid Evidence Product: Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings Version 2 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2021 - evidence about the use of facemasks and effects on risk of other respiratory infections, including … symptoms found no difference between an N95 versus surgical mask in risk of infections. … with SARS-CoV-2, 15 studies on risk of infection with SARS-CoV-1, and one study on risk of infections … Probable secondary infections in households of SARS patients in Hong Kong. … Probable secondary infections in households of SARS patients in Hong Kong.

413. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 27, 2021 - Applying decision science to the prioritization of healthcare-associated infection initiatives. … Applying decision science to the prioritization of healthcare- associated infection initiatives. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/applying-decision-science-prioritization-healthcare-associated-infection … leadership when prioritizing quality improvement initiatives related to four common healthcare-associated infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/applying-decision-science-prioritization-healthcare-associated-infection-initiatives

414. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 04, 2022 - A qualitative study of interprofessional dissonance in hospital infection prevention and control. … a qualitative study of interprofessional dissonance in hospital infection prevention and control. … what-needed-sustain-improvements-hospital-practices-post-covid-19- qualitative-study Hospital transmission of COVID-19 has necessitated review of organization infection … policies implemented during the pandemic, such as encouraging all healthcare workers to speak up about infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/psychological-safety-and-infection-prevention-practices-results-national-survey

415. untitled (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2016 - Unlike other infections for which screening is recom- mended, HSV infection may not have a long asymptomatic … Since HSV-1 can cause both oral and genital herpes infections, and oral herpes infection is very com- … Genital HSV infections. http://www.cdc.gov/std /tg2015/herpes.htm. 2015. … Genital herpes infections. In: Zenilman JM, Shahmahnesh M, eds. … Sexually Transmitted Infections: Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment.

416. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2017 - American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society: Surgical Site Infection Guidelines, 2016 … American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society: Surgical Site Infection Guidelines, 2016 … infection-guidelines Surgical site infections are a persistent and costly challenge to patient safety … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/american-college-surgeons-and-surgical-infection-society-surgical-site-infection-guidelines … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-and-physician-attire-possible-source-nosocomial-infections

417. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C in Adults - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - in adults at high risk for infection. … 20 to 30 years after infection. … to 10,000 deaths are associated with HCV infection annually.3,4,5 The yearly incidence of HCV infection … The risk of transfusion-transmitted viral infections. The Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study. … Incidence of hepatitis C virus infection among injection drug users during an outbreak of HIV infection

418. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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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 … per 100 licensed acute care hospital beds had significantly lower rates of hospital infections.(3) … Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals. … Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals. … National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care–Associated Infections: Roadmap to Elimination.

419. Clostridoides Difficile (C. diff) Infection (CDI) Treatment Pathway | CDS Connect
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420. Archived: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2013 - in persons at high risk for infection. … other infections improves health outcomes, reduces transmission of HCV, or changes high-risk behaviors … In contrast, 60% of new HCV infections occur in persons who report injection drug use within the past … acute infection. … in persons at high risk for infection and 1-time screening for HCV infection in the 1945–1965 birth