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21. Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Primary outcomes of interest were patient infection, colonization, or surface contamination with Clostridium … Additionally, 12 Key Informants were interviewed, representing environmental services management, hospital infection … The outcome of surface contamination was reported in 57 studies; infection rates were reported in 25. … Patient colonization and infection rates should be included as outcomes when possible. … 2024 Rapid Evidence Product Apr 10, 2024 Prevention in Adults of Transmission of Infection

22. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Prevention of Health Care–Associated Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 01, 2021 - Closing the Quality Gap Series: Prevention of Health Care–Associated Infections … Internet Citation: Closing the Quality Gap Series: Prevention of Health Care–Associated Infections … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/health-careassociated-infections  

23. Chlamydia Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    Home Health Topics C Chlamydia Infections … U V W X Y Z Health Topics Chlamydia Infections … Women who have had chlamydia infections more than once are at higher risk of serious reproductive health … Babies born to infected mothers can get eye infections and pneumonia from chlamydia. … Antibiotics will cure the infection.

24. E. Coli Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    Coli Infections A B C D E F … Coli Infections Description E. coli is the name of a type of bacteria that lives in your intestines … You can get E. coli infections by eating foods containing the bacteria. … Symptoms of infection include Nausea or vomiting Severe abdominal cramps Watery or very bloody … Most cases of E. coli infection get better without treatment in 5 to 10 days.

25. HIV/AIDS and Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 03, 2016 - This can lead to serious infections that don't often affect healthy people. … These are called opportunistic infections (OIs). There are many types of OIs. … Viral infections include cytomegalovirus (CMV) and hepatitis C . … Having HIV/AIDS can make any infection harder to treat. … The good news is that you can help prevent infections by taking your HIV/AIDS medicines.

26. Giardia Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    Home Health Topics G Giardia Infections … T U V W X Y Z Health Topics Giardia Infections … Diarrhea is the main symptom of giardia infection. … Symptoms of infection often last two to six weeks. Stool sample tests can diagnose it. … The best way to prevent giardia infection is to practice good hygiene, including frequent hand washing

27. Pneumocystis Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    Home Health Topics P Pneumocystis Infections … U V W X Y Z Health Topics Pneumocystis Infections … The most common type of infection is pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP).

28. Clostridium Difficile Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    May 09, 2024 - Home Health Topics C Clostridium Difficile Infections … V W X Y Z Health Topics Clostridium Difficile Infections … Research Protocol September 7, 2023 Making Healthcare Safer IV: Prevention of Transmission of Infection … Organisms Research Protocol September 5, 2023 Making Healthcare Safer IV: Active Infection

29. Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection … Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection … of diagnostic tests, and the effects of interventions to prevent and treat Clostridium difficile infection … severity of CDI and the fact that future reimbursement policy may withhold payment for hospital-acquired infections … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/c-diff-infections/research  

30. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - rates for central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), ventilator-associated pneumonia ( … VAP), surgical site infections (SSI), and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI). … There were 63 analyses of infection rates, of which 42 (67%) showed significant improvement. … Project Timeline Closing the Quality Gap Series: Prevention of Health Care–Associated Infections … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/health-careassociated-infections/research

31. Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - "hospital infection"/de ("health care acquired" next/1 (infection* OR pathogen*)) OR ("healthcare … acquired" next/1 (infection* OR pathogen*)) OR ("hospital acquired" next/1 (infection* OR pathogen*) … infection* OR pathogen*)) OR ("hospital associated" next/1 (infection* OR pathogen*)) (HAI OR HAIS … aureus infection" OR enterococcus OR "vancomycin resistant enterococcus" OR "enterococcal infection" … ) S2 AND (S3 OR S4) 6 Combine sets (infections and surfaces) S4 AND (contaminat* OR infection

32. Ear-Infection Executive (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2013 - OME) is defined as a collection of fluid in the middle ear without signs or symptoms of acute ear infection … The leading causes include viral upper respiratory infection, acute otitis media (AOM), and chronic … This usually happens after patients develop a severe upper respiratory infection such as sinusitis,

33. Helicobacter Pylori Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    Home Health Topics H Helicobacter Pylori Infections … V W X Y Z Health Topics Helicobacter Pylori Infections … Description Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a type of bacteria that causes infection in … You will need to be tested after treatment to make sure the infection is gone. … To help prevent an H. pylori infection, you should Wash your hands after using the bathroom and

34. Treating and Preventing C. difficile Infections (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2017 - Treating and Preventing C. difficile Infections Treating and Preventing C. difficile Infections A … This summary will answer these questions: � What is a C. difficile infection? … If C. difficile bacteria in your intestines grow out of control, they can cause an infection. … Antibiotics are a type of medicine that fight infections caused by bacteria. … There is a chance of bleeding or infection, but the risk is low.

35. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Prevention of Health Care–Associated Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - The focus will first be on bloodstream infections and then on catheter-associated urinary tract infections … For SSI: If the study reported infection rates, was surveillance for infections performed after hospital … Guidance on public reporting of healthcare-associated infections: recommendations of the Healthcare Infection … terms Surgical wound infection[mh] OR surgical site infection*[tiab] OR postoperative infection*[ti … ] OR postsurgical infection*[ti] OR wound infection*[ti] OR sternal wound infection*[tiab] OR postoperative

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37. Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment of C. difficile Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Treatment for relapsed or recurrent C. difficile infections, however, is much more problematic. … Unfortunately, protocols for targeted hospital acquired infections are not always congruent. … Prevention: Adults at risk for C. difficile infection. … Strategies to prevent clostridium difficile infections in acute care hospitals. … Review article: treatment of Clostridium difficile infection.

38. Antibiotics-Respiratory-Infection Executive (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2016 - For adults and children with an acute respiratory tract infection, what is the comparative effect of … For adults and children with an acute respiratory tract infection, what is the comparative effect of … For adults and children with an acute respiratory tract infection, what is the comparative effect of … , or to determine if an infection is more likely to be bacterial rather than viral. … Respiratory Tract Infections – Antibiotic Prescribing.

39. QUESTIONS What are the appropriate indications for tonsillectomy Recurrent infections how many Sleep disordered breathingShould clinicians administer or prescribe perioperative antibiotics to children undergoing tonsillectomyRELEVANT… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2017 - QUESTIONS What are the appropriate indications for tonsillectomy Recurrent infections how many Sleep … Throat infections are a common reason to see a primary care physician and often result in antibiotic … Indirect costs associated with throat infections and SDB are substantial due to missed school and loss … Although tonsillectomy for recurrent throat infections in severely affected children has been shown in … Project Timeline Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection

40. Antibiotic Resistance | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    September 07, 2023 - Antibiotic Resistance Description Antibiotics are medicines that fight bacterial infections … They can also cause infections that certain antibiotics cannot cure. … It causes infections that are resistant to several common antibiotics. … Research Protocol September 7, 2023 Making Healthcare Safer IV: Prevention of Transmission of Infection … (HAI) Research Protocol Archived December 23, 2014 Clostridium difficile Infection