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161. Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of C. difficile: Current State of the Evidence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Symptoms of C. difficile infection (CDI) can range from mild diarrhea to severe conditions such as … Efforts to prevent CDI include antimicrobial stewardship, the use of infection-control strategies such … promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials to reduce microbial resistance and decrease the spread of infections … and Strength of Evidence for the Effectiveness of Antimicrobials in Treating Initial C. difficile Infections … Rare adverse effects include secondary infection and microperforation of the colon.

162. Lung Diseases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 23, 2018 - The term lung disease refers to many disorders affecting the lungs, such as asthma , COPD , infections … January 17, 2017 Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection … Surgery Research Protocol Archived December 3, 2015 Tonsillectomy for Recurrent Infection … Archived November 30, 2012 Closing the Quality Gap Series: Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections

163. Lung Diseases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 23, 2018 - The term lung disease refers to many disorders affecting the lungs, such as asthma , COPD , infections … January 17, 2017 Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection … Surgery Research Protocol Archived December 3, 2015 Tonsillectomy for Recurrent Infection … Archived November 30, 2012 Closing the Quality Gap Series: Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections

164. Lung Diseases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 05, 2012 - The term lung disease refers to many disorders affecting the lungs, such as asthma , COPD , infections … Archived August 3, 2011 Closing the Quality Gap Series: Prevention of Health Care–Associated Infections

165. Active Surveillance Culturing of Clostridioides difficile and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, and Candida auris | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     May 01, 2024 - questions remain about the cost and effectiveness of specific surveillance strategies in reducing clinical infection … that active surveillance culturing limited to high-risk patient populations could significantly reduce infections … Project Timeline Making Healthcare Safer IV: Active Infection Surveillance of Clostridioides difficile … Practices for a New Rapid Review or Rapid Response Technical Brief Nov 01, 2022 Infection … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/mhs4-active-infection/rapid-research  

166. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 22 Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (pdf file)
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     August 10, 2015 - Comments for Technical Brief 22 Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections … Report Research Review Title: Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare- Associated Infections … Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections. … been mostly neglected in the past, recent greater interest in prevention of healthcare associated infections … of cleanliness can be correlated with infections as outcomes.

167. Hepatitis-C Executive (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - 78 percent of patients with acute HCV infection develop chronic HCV infection, defined by the presence … complications related to chronic HCV infection, which frequently occur only after decades of infection … All trials evaluated patients with genotype 1 infection. … , the predominant type of HCV infection in the United States. … Boceprevir for untreated chronic HCV genotype 1 infection.

168. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (Amended) (pdf file)
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     July 02, 2020 - ; nonrespiratory infection Intervention/exposure: • Include: N95 respirators, surgical/medical masks … handwashing context • Exclude: Masks for prevention of other epidemic viruses (e.g., Ebola) and bacterial infections … Few peer-reviewed studies were available on mask use and SARS-CoV-2 infection initially, so non-peer … https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/infection-control-recommendations.html https://www.cdc.gov … /coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/infection-control-recommendations.html https://www.who.int/news-room/detail

169. Tympanostomy Tubes in Children with Otitis Media | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2021 - harms of tympanostomy tube (TT) surgery in children with persistent middle ear fluid or recurrent ear infections … Children with recurrent acute ear infections may have fewer episodes after surgery, but more research

170. Tonsillitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     The lymphatic system clears away infection and keeps body fluids in balance. … The cause of tonsillitis is usually a viral infection. … Bacterial infections such as strep throat can also cause tonsillitis. Who gets tonsillitis? … Frequent handwashing can help prevent spreading or catching the infections. … If the cause is a bacterial infection, such as strep throat, your child will need to take antibiotics

171. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2011 - Layout 1 Introduction Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a serious healthcare-associated infection … than drugs that physicians are discouraged from using, or drugs that are made unavailable for treating infections … In addition, the presence and use of alcohol gel to prevent other hospital-acquired infections, such … Renewed interest in a difficult disease: Clostridium difficile infections--epidemiology and current treatment … Reduction in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus and Clostridium difficile infections following change

172. MRSA | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     It causes a staph infection (pronounced "staff infection") that is resistant to several common antibiotics … There are two types of infection. … Infection control is key to stopping MRSA in hospitals. … Treatments may include draining the infection and antibiotics.

173. Strategies for Improving the Lives of Women Aged 40 and Above Living with HIV/AIDS | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     March 01, 2020 - current guidelines for HIV testing, HIV treatment, and comorbidities and HIV-related opportunistic infections … such as hepatitis C, tuberculosis, and opportunistic infections, cancers, or dementia. … Examples of co-occurring diseases of interest include cancer, infections (including hepatitis C, human … papilloma virus [HPV], tuberculosis, osteomyelitis, AIDS defining infections such as Pneumocystis carinii … HIV infection, drug use, and onset of natural menopause.

174. Sepsis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 08, 2023 - It happens when your body has an overwhelming immune response to a bacterial infection. … The chemicals released into the blood to fight the infection trigger widespread inflammation. … They also do lab tests that check for signs of infection. … Doctors try to treat the infection, sustain the vital organs, and prevent a drop in blood pressure. … Sometimes, surgery is needed to clear up an infection.

175. EMS/911 Workforce Infection Control | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 15, 2021 - SHARE: EMS/911 Workforce Infection

176. Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Healthcare and Community Settings | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 01, 2021 - ; nonrespiratory infection  Intervention/exposure: Include: N95 respirators, surgical/medical … handwashing context Exclude: Masks for prevention of other epidemic viruses (e.g., Ebola) and bacterial infections … (e.g., tuberculosis) Primary outcomes: Infection with SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1, or MERS-CoV … Few peer-reviewed studies were available on mask use and SARS-CoV-2 infection initially, so non-peer-reviewed … Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus

177. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Summary of Findings on Patient Safety Practices and Ratings by a Technical Expert Panel, 2023-2024 | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2024 - Prevention in Adults of Transmission of Infection With Multidrug-Resistant Organisms 6a. … Environmental decontamination may reduce MDRO infections (low SOE). … Bundled infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in long-term care facilities have at most a … small effect on MDRO infections in the endemic setting (low SOE). … Non-infectious adverse events may be higher for patients isolated for infection than without isolation

178. No-Touch Modalities for Disinfection of Hospital/Acute Care Settings: A Rapid Evidence Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     July 01, 2020 - [CDI]) Condition or Domain Being Studied The COVID-19 pandemic has caused nearly 870,000 infections … Providing high quality care for patients while protecting healthcare staff from infection is challenging … , as a hospital acquired infection that is easily transmitted to surfaces and difficult to eradicate, … Environmental, Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Hospital Resources to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections … Rapid Evidence Product Oct 28, 2022 Antibody Response Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection

179. Appendix K Rapid Evidence Review Treatments for Clostridium difficile Colitis (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - ’. 1. clostridium difficile infection. … in patients with recurrent infections (JAMA 2017 Nov 28) 3. fecal microbiota transplantation reported … Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Clostridium difficile infections. … Assessment and management of clostridium difficile Infections (CDI) - adult. … National Institute for Health and Care Excellence [NICE] 20149 • Symptoms of mild C. difficile infections

180. Cluster Randomized Trial of Hospitals to Assess Impact of Targeted Versus Universal Strategies to Reduce Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Intensive Care Units | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - solid evidence base to guide policy and practice regarding prevention of healthcare associated MRSA infection … Study outcomes will consist of an evaluation of routinely reported central line associated blood stream infections … of trial impact on monthly nosocomial rates of MRSA and all-pathogen bacteremias and urinary tract infections … 2024 Rapid Evidence Product Apr 10, 2024 Prevention in Adults of Transmission of Infection