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101. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2015 - Eliminating catheter-related bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit. … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … Facilitating CLABSI prevention: a qualitative study comparing perspectives of infection control specialists … Getting to zero: goal commitment to reduce blood stream infections. … Using high-performance work practices to prevent blood stream infections: a qualitative study.

102. The "Never Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: the Common Cold   | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2022 - Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections … Explain why antibiotic therapy is not useful in the treatment of viral upper respiratory tract infections … Describe treatment options to manage the symptoms of viral upper respiratory infections. … strategies to communicate with patients the appropriate management of viral upper respiratory tract infections … The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: ​Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: the Common Cold – Slides

103. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections – Patient and Family Member Handout (English) (doc file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Skin and Soft Tissue Infections – Patient and Family Member Handout (English) Skin and Soft Tissue … Infections AHRQ Pub. … September 2022 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care Skin and Soft Tissue Infections … Patient Handout Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 2 Patient Handout AHRQ Safety Program for

104. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Nursing Home Residents (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Nursing Home Residents Signs and Symptoms Associated With … Infection • Sudden onset redness, warmth, tenderness, and swelling • Findings are unilateral • … : o Elevate legs o Physical therapy o Compression stockings o Apply lotion o Wound care • If infection … hospital transfer if hospital admission is part of goals of care Signs and Symptoms Not Suggestive of Infection … Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

105. Tracking Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCFs) Using the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2022 - Home Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network Resources Catalog Tracking Infections … Modules Resources Catalog News Best Practice Summaries Tracking Infections … will also describe how the National Healthcare Safety Network supports long-term care facilities and infection … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Prevention & Control Audience(s): Clinical Leaders, Clinicians Format … reviewed April 2022 Page originally created April 2022 Internet Citation: Tracking Infections

106. Exhibit 2. Literature review search terms by category | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Reports AHRQ Research Studies Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection … Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection … Surgical site infections Postoperative infections Healthcare associated (acquired) infections … Community hospitals For-profit surgical centers Free-standing ambulatory surgical centers Infection … control practices Infection control practices Infection surveillance Infections avoided through

107. 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 Lynn … Infection control, healthcare associated infections Inpatient Surgical Consultants Steve Martin … Infection control, healthcare associated infections Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Daniel … Infection control, healthcare associated infections Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Xiaoyan

108. Appendix C. Universal Decolonization in Adult ICUs Overview Statement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2013 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Adverse Events Overview Statement on Strategy to Reduce MRSA Burden and Bloodstream Infection … of special soaps and nose ointments to reduce bacteria on the body during periods of high risk for infection … It resulted in a 44 percent reduction in all-cause bloodstream infections (not just central line infections

109. National Implementation Project Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2016 - 2012, discusses accomplishments and next steps to in the neonatal central line-associated bloodstream infection … Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections . … infection prevention toolkit .  … Catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention toolkit .  Enrollment information .   … Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infection Opportunity Estimator.

110. Appendix C. Site Visit Protocol | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - infections? … Does it contain information about potential patient infections or exposures to infections? … Infection Control Policies What, if any, infection control policies are in place at your facility? … Probe: : Which procedures are more likely to result in surgical site infections? … Probe: : What role does blood glucose control play in reducing surgical site infections?

111. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Managing Urinary Retention and Catheterization in Intensive Care Unit Patients With Primary Neurologic Disorders (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2022 - unique problems that higher acuity neurologic ICU patients may have with catheter utilization and infection … and the intensivists were not consistently provided access to individual catheter utilization and infection … infection rates. … American Journal Infection Control. 2020;48(11):1375-1380. PMID: 33097138. 7. … Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in the neuroICU: identification of risk factors

112. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2019 - As a reminder, Moment 1 asks: Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? … infections involving the groin or abdominal wall. … Patients with bacteremia, severe sepsis, deep soft tissue infection, bites, infection requiring debridement … , or diabetic foot infection were excluded. … cellulitis/erysipelas, major cutaneous abscess, or wound infection surrounded by erythema.

113. Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … control specialists to patients likely to have surgical site infections on the basis of retrospective … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract Appendix U.

114. Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2022 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … AHRQ specifically supports this National Action Plan in three ways: Funding research on infection prevention … This work is part of AHRQ’s Healthcare-Associated Infections Program, which focuses on improving antibiotic … Every infection prevented is one less instance of antibiotic use, and using fewer antibiotics significantly … reduces the risk for resistant infections.

115. 5 Tk2 P4O-Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit Phase 4 Monitoring (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Infections and antibiotic use generally are monitored through the nursing home’s infection-control … Urinary tract infections and pneumonia are common nursing home infections, and they can be tracked … readily through the nursing home’s infection- control log. … The nursing home’s infection-control program likely tracks and reports on a monthly or quarterly basis … Antibiotic Use Tracking Sheet • Quality-Improvement Review Tool for Antibiotic Use in Urinary Tract Infection

116. Toolkits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2017 - Toolkits To Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics A key … nursing homes: UTIs, lower respiratory infections, skin and soft tissue infections, and gastrointestinal … infections. … : UTIs, lower respiratory infections, and skin and soft tissue infections. … Toolkits To Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic for Treating an Infection Nursing

117. Team Engagement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2022 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … 262 KB) Audio interview with Sam Watson – How To Create Team Buy-In and Motivation To Get to Zero Infections … interview with Anne Donovan – How To Increase Ownership and Engagement at Multiple Levels To Prevent Infections … minutes; Transcript , PDF, 263.4 KB) Video – Creating Team Buy-In To Work Toward Zero Preventable Infections

118. About the Toolkit Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - . 2 Background Infections that develop in health care settings are known as HAIs. … American Hospital Association University of Michigan Abt Associates Association of Professionals in Infection … Infections in residents of long-term care facilities: an agenda for research. … Impact of infection preventionists on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid quality measures in Maryland … SHEA/APIC Guideline: Infection prevention and control in the long-term care facility.

119. About the Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - antibiotics appropriately—that is, using them only when truly needed and using the right antibiotic for each infection … , such as Clostridium difficile infections, to emerge in the nursing home. … homes are unnecessary. 3 Because it can be challenging to determine when a resident actually has an infection … for making clinical decisions about nursing home residents and choose the right antibiotic for each infection … Document which bacteria are present in a nursing home and which antibiotics are effective for treating an infection

120. Practice General Infection Prevention Skills | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … transmission-based precautions, including how contact precautions prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections … staff in using evidence-based practices to prevent HAIs, including catheter-associated urinary tract infections … outlines how the environment and equipment in a facility can be a source of potential bacterial and viral infections