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81. Preventing Infections in Endoscopic Procedures (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2017 - Preventing Infections in Endoscopic Procedures Appendix M. … Preventing Infections in Endoscopic Procedures More than 20 million gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic … While rare, patients have acquired infections from these procedures due to: • Poor cleaning/disinfection … of equipment and/or • Lapses in infection prevention practices and/or • Defective or poorly maintained … Standards of Infection Prevention in Reprocessing Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes. 2016: http://

82. Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection | 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. … control specialists to patients likely to have surgical site infections on the basis of retrospective

83. 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 . 

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. 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

87. 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

88. 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

89. Urinary Tract Infection – Handout and Family Member Pamphlet (English) (doc file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Urinary Tract Infection – Handout and Family Member Pamphlet (English) Urinary Tract Infection

90. Sinus Infection – Patient and Family Member Handout (Spanish) (doc file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Sinus Infection – Patient and Family Member Handout (Spanish) Infección sinusal Directions for

91. Ear Infection – Patient and Family Member Handout.(Spanish) (doc file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Ear Infection – Patient and Family Member Handout.

92. 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.

93. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Prevention of Transmission of Infection With Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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94. 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

95. 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.

96. 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

97. 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, … 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.

98. 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.

99. 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

100. 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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