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81. Decolonization | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2025 - Decolonization Decolonization is an infection prevention practice that removes germs from the … It can keep them from developing an infection themselves or passing the germs on to others. … This practice has been shown to reduce the amount of germs on the body and reduce infections overall, … including hard-to-treat MRSA infections. … MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting Surgical Site Infections: Evidence for MRSA decolonization . 

82. Supplemental Oxygen | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2025 - the Perioperative Setting Contact Precautions Optimizing Environmental Cleaning Perioperative Infection … Prevention There is evidence that tissue oxygenation plays a role in infection prevention. … The effect is best observed when combined with other infection prevention strategies. … Presentations Presentation: Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies After reviewing the content … Normothermia Glycemic control​ Supplemental oxygen​ Discuss how these factors influence surgical site infections

83. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Prevention of Transmission of Infection With Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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84. Infection control assessment of ambulatory surgical centers. | PSNet
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    October 19, 2012 - Study Infection control assessment of ambulatory surgical centers. … Infection control assessment of ambulatory surgical centers. … Infection control assessment of ambulatory surgical centers. … November 15, 2017 Referrals of infection control breaches to public health authorities … September 23, 2020 Hospital- and system-wide interventions for health care-associated infections

85. Behind one hospital's fight against deadly infection. | PSNet
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    August 17, 2016 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Behind one hospital's fight against deadly infection. … Citation Text: Behind one hospital's fight against deadly infection. Landro L. … This newspaper article describes how one hospital reduced hospital-acquired infection rates. … Cite Citation Citation Text: Behind one hospital's fight against deadly infection … Topic Hospitals Patients General Internal Medicine Hospital Medicine Nosocomial Infections

86. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - for infection control professionals. … A laboratory-based, hospital-wide, electronic marker for nosocomial infection: the future of infection … Surgical site infection (SSI) rates in the United States, 1992-1998: the National Nosocomial Infections … Surveillance for surgical site infections: the uses of antibiotic exposure. … Computer algorithms to detect bloodstream infections. Emerg Infect Dis.

87. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Active Infection Surveillance of Clostridioides difficile and Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), Candida auris | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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88. Final Progress Report: Infection Prevention in Emergency Care: A Systems Approach (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2025 - Summary) Purpose Emergency Departments are an ideal setting for transmission of healthcare associated infections … Conference: Attendees who have initiated or joined an ED project to address healthcare associated infections … Prevention o Infectious Empathy • David Classen, MD, MS University of Utah o Healthcare Associated Infections …  Connie Price, MD (Denver Health and Hospital) 8:30-9:15 Morning Keynote: Healthcare Associated Infections … 15-2:30 Coffee & Regroup (main conference room) 2:30-3:00 Afternoon Keynote: Healthcare Associated Infections

89. Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2022 - Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices This toolkit can help hospital infection … prevention programs implement a decolonization protocol that was found to reduce bloodstream infections … vancomycin-resistant enterococcus positive clinical cultures, and a 32 percent reduction in all-cause bloodstream infections … ABATE Infection Toolkit Development Project Partners: Johns Hopkins Medicine Division of Infectious … in general medical and surgical units: the ABATE Infection Cluster Randomized Trial.

90. Post-Vaccination Practices Series | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2022 - This series of two learning modules features strategies to help nursing home teams minimize infection … Module 1: Minimizing Infection Risk: Protect The safety precautions that you take are just as important … This brief video will teach you about protecting yourself, other staff, and residents from infection … , but we should not let down our guard when it comes to infection prevention. … help you understand why nursing homes must follow policies and procedures to prevent the spread of infections

91. Nursing homes fined for COVID infection control lapses. | PSNet
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    November 24, 2021 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Nursing homes fined for COVID infection control lapses … Citation Text: Nursing homes fined for COVID infection control lapses. Jaffe S. … Infection control is a primary safety mechanism that presents challenges for nursing homes . … news story highlights a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services program to fine nursing homes for infection … July 22, 2020 Infection Control Deficiencies Were Widespread and Persistent in Nursing

92. Targeted versus universal decolonization to prevent ICU infection. | PSNet
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    November 16, 2022 - Targeted versus universal decolonization to prevent ICU infection. … Universal decolonization resulted in significantly greater reduction in blood stream infections than … the other two studied approaches for infection reduction. … April 12, 2023 Effect of nonpayment for preventable infections in U.S. hospitals. … Related Resources What US hospitals are doing to prevent common device-associated infections

93. Appendix A. Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - It broadly categorizes SSIs into incisional and organ/space infections. … of the infections were caused by gram-positive organisms and 30% of the infections were caused by MRSA … Results Over 80 % of all nosocomial infections are urinary tract infection, surgical wound infection … Bloodstream infections, IVDI (intravascular device infection) or IVDI-related bloodstream infections, … also observed was a 3.5-fold increase in IVDI-related bloodstream infections and surgical site infections

94. Preventing infection from the misuse of vials. | PSNet
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    September 11, 2023 - Sentinel Event Alerts Preventing infection from the misuse of vials. … Citation Text: Preventing infection from the misuse of vials. … The Joint Commission has issued a sentinel event alert regarding infections caused by the misuse of … Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Preventing infection … July 30, 2014 Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections.

95. Measure: Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection (LRI) Readmission Measure (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2015 - Measure: Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection (LRI) Readmission Measure Measure: Pediatric Lower Respiratory … Infection (LRI) Readmission Measure Measure Developer: Center of Excellence for Pediatric Quality … Measure Importance Lower respiratory infections (defined as bronchiolitis, influenza, and community-acquired … 2 ● Readmissions can affect parent/caregiver work and school arrangements and expose children to infections

96. Surgical Site Infections | PSNet
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    December 15, 2024 - Surgical Site Infections Citation Text: Surgical Site Infections. PSNet [internet]. … Infections  Primer. … rates over time and comparison of infection rates between facilities. … June 14, 2023 Surgical site infection prevention: a review. … June 14, 2023 Surgical site infection prevention: a review.

97. Healthcare-associated Infections | PSNet
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    December 15, 2024 - Healthcare-associated Infections Citation Text: Healthcare - Associated Infections. … In a 2021 survey, infection prevention professionals in US hospitals reported CLABSI and VAE prevention … Although the effectiveness of simple hand washing in preventing infection transmission has been known … has developed standard, auditable definitions for common HAIs in order to standardize reporting of infection … rates and allow for more accurate comparison of infection rates between hospitals and tracking of infection

98. Exhibit 6. Demonstration that algorithm positives can be identified by compact logic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - 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. … SSI = surgical site infection.

99. What US hospitals are currently doing to prevent common device-associated infections: results from a national survey. | PSNet
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    June 21, 2023 - Study What US hospitals are currently doing to prevent common device-associated infections … What US hospitals are currently doing to prevent common device-associated infections: results from a … infection (CAUTI), central line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), and ventilator-associated … for each of these infections. … over time, some gaps in device-associated infection prevention persist.

100. Urinary Tract Infection – Handout and Family Member Pamphlet (Spanish) (doc file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Urinary Tract Infection – Handout and Family Member Pamphlet (Spanish) Infección de las vías urinarias