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61. Disposition of Comments Report for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (pdf file)
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    November 30, 2012 - Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections. … rates for two infections each. … These infections cause serious, difficult to treat infections that are often related to substantial … since some infections occur in many settings. … difficile infection.

62. Vaginitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    Vaginitis, also called vulvovaginitis, is an inflammation or infection of the vagina. … Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal infection in women ages 15-44. … Yeast infections usually cause the vagina and vulva to become itchy and red. … a yeast infection and not another type of vaginitis. … Both you and your partner(s) should be treated, to prevent spreading the infection to others and to keep

63. Treating and Preventing C. difficile Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2020 - This summary will answer these questions: What is a C. difficile infection? … Understanding Your Condition 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.

64. Version 2_Risk of Reinfection From SARS-CoV-2 -- An Update of an Antibody Response Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Implications for Immunity: A Living Rapid Review (pdf file)
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    December 31, 2022 - ; in vaccine studies, all incident infections are considered primary infections. … in the negative cohort), and rigor in assessing positivity of infection (whether asymptomatic infections … In the SIREN study, primary infection protected against both symptomatic and asymptomatic infections … percent for symptomatic infections versus 81.8 percent when asymptomatic infections were included.27 … in the negative cohort), and rigor in assessing positivity of infection (whether asymptomatic infections

65. Topic 0589 Cleaning and Monitoring of HAIs NSD SJ Clean (pdf file)
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    March 11, 2013 - Surface Cleaning, Disinfection, and Monitoring of Cleaning to Reduce Hospital Acquired Infections … The topic, Surface Cleaning, Disinfection, and Monitoring of Cleaning to Reduce Hospital Acquired Infections … • What methods of training, education and motivation (e.g. team building with Infection Control and … (HAIs) are the most common complication of hospital care, resulting in 1.7 million infections and 99,000 … More than two million people are sickened every year with antibiotic-resistant infections, with at least

66. Infection Prevention and Control for the Emergency Medical Services and 911 Workforce | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 01, 2023 - Most research since 2006 has concentrated on the epidemiology of infections and infection risk. … Twenty-five observational studies reported on the epidemiology of infections in the EMS and 911 workforce … Eleven observational studies reported on infection prevention and control practices (IPC), providing … Moderate evidence exists on the epidemiology of infections and effectiveness of IPC practices in EMS … Infection Prevention and Control for the Emergency Medical Services and 911 Workforce.

67. Improving Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 01, 2021 - Improving Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections … Citation: Improving Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/antibiotics-respiratory-infection  

68. Adenoids | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    The lymphatic system clears away infection and keeps body fluids in balance. … Adenoids can also become enlarged when they are trying to fight off an infection. … They might stay enlarged even after the infection is gone. … Your child might need it if He or she has repeated infections of the adenoids. … Sometimes the infections can also cause ear infections and fluid buildup in the middle ear.

69. Procalcitonin for Diagnosis and Management of Sepsis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - biomarker for infection, but its exact utility in diagnosing and managing patients with suspected infections … sepsis, urinary tract infections, and meningitis. … Surgical site infection Osteomyelitis Systemic infections Neutropenic fever Bacteremia … to, the following: Local infections Pneumonia Urinary tract infection Meningitis … '/exp OR 'postoperative infections'/exp OR 'postoperative complications'/exp OR 'post-surgical infection

70. Interventions To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Interventions To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections … Interventions To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections … strategies for reducing antibiotic use in adults and children with uncomplicated acute respiratory tract infections … Interventions To Improve Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections … Project Timeline Improving Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections

71. Meningitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 27, 2012 - It usually starts with bacteria that cause a cold-like infection. … Pneumococcal infections and meningococcal infections are the most common causes of bacterial meningitis … There are vaccines to prevent some of the bacterial infections that cause meningitis.

72. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Response_Active Surveillance Culturing of Clostridioides difficile and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, and Candida auris (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2024 - Interestingly, the risk of any S. aureus infection (including methicillin- sensitive infections) was … /prevention and control[majr] OR "healthcare acquired infection"[ti] OR "healthcare acquired infections … "[ti] OR "healthcare associated infection"[ti] OR "healthcare associated infections"[ti] OR "hospital … acquired infection"[ti] OR "hospital acquired infections"[ti] OR "hospital associated infection"[ti … "nosocomial infection"[ti] OR "nosocomial infections"[ti] OR "nosocomial outbreak"[ti] OR "nosocomial

73. Critical Care | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    August 31, 2020 - It might treat problems such as complications from surgery, accidents, infections, and severe breathing … They can keep a person alive, but can also increase the risk of infection. … Archived November 30, 2012 Closing the Quality Gap Series: Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections … Archived August 3, 2011 Closing the Quality Gap Series: Prevention of Health Care–Associated Infections

74. Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - biomarkers have been identified in recent years that have the potential to help diagnose local and systemic infections … , differentiate bacterial and fungal infections from viral syndromes or noninfectious conditions, prognosticate … have investigated the potential roles of procalcitonin in diagnosing and managing local and systemic infections … However, its clinical utility in the diagnosis and management of patients with suspected infections remains

75. Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection in Children (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2017 - Effectiveness of Tonsillectomy for Recurrent Throat Infection Although studies assessed numbers of infections … infection confirmed. … proportion of infections in retrospective cohort and significantly more infections in nonsurgical … of reported infections, and few reported culture-confirmed bacterial infections. … Indeed the literature lacks a consistent, consensus definition of 25 infection; defining infection

76. Research Protocol: Clostridium difficile Infection Update (pdf file)
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    December 23, 2014 - Unfortunately, protocols for targeted hospital acquired infections are not always congruent. … Available at: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/ehc/asset s/File/c-diff-infections-nomination- 140925 … Renewed interest in a difficult disease: Clostridium difficile infections--epidemiology and current … Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Clostridium difficile infections. … Strategies to prevent clostridium difficile infections in acute care hospitals.

77. Research Review Title: Infection Prevention and Control for the Emergency Medical Services and 911 Workforce (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2022 - The vast majority (29/30) of provider-level infections that occurred during the study period were deemed … and exposure investigation practices (Murphy et al, 2020) in preventing COVID-19 infections, in that … Additionally, the current messaging suggests the futility of PPE, yet only 3% of infections (one of … We also acknowledged that it was challenging to determine whether COVID-19 infections in EMS providers … also acknowledged that it was challenging to determine from the published studies whether COVID-19 infections

78. Antibody Response Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Implications for Immunity: A Living Rapid Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 01, 2023 - 10 12,345,502 Mild or asymptomatic initial infections may be associated with a higher risk of reinfection … Most studies did not perform protocolized follow-up testing designed to capture all incident infections … knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 are not sufficiently developed to distinguish which people with "asymptomatic infections … many of the studies used surveillance methods that were not adequate for detection of all asymptomatic infections … do or do not develop antibodies (or high titers of antibodies) after infection.

79. Draft Comment Form for Environmental, Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Hospital Resources to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    February 01, 2025 - for Environmental, Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Hospital Resources to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections … for Environmental, Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Hospital Resources to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections … Environmental, Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Hospital Resources to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections … Environmental, Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Hospital Resources to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections … Mortality Research Protocol November 23, 2021 Emergency Medical Service/911 Workforce Infection

80. Antibody Response Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Implications for Immunity: Final Update of a Rapid, Living Review (pdf file)
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    December 31, 2022 - wider availability of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) and antigen tests to diagnose recent infections … that protection against symptomatic reinfection may be slightly less for individuals whose initial infections … study relied on frequent symptom surveys rather than routine surveillance with a NAAT to detect new infections … Unvaccinated: 107 days (3.5 months) Unvaccinated: 164 days (5.5 days) Delta (99.93% of all infections … Emerging Microbes & Infections. 2022 2022/12/31;11(1):793-803. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2022.204644