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81. Prevention in Adults of Transmission of Infection With Multidrug-Resistant Organisms | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    October 01, 2024 - Systematic reviews, which were primarily of observational studies, included a wide variety of infection … there is little evidence of their downstream impact on rates of infection. … infection and colonization by multidrug resistant organisms. … Prevention in Adults of Transmission of Infection With Multidrug-Resistant Organisms. Rapid Review. … Project Timeline Making Healthcare Safer IV: Prevention of Transmission of Infection With Multi-Drug

82. Ear Disorders | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    June 01, 2017 - A variety of conditions may affect your hearing or balance : Ear infections are the most common … January 27, 2016 Improving Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections … May 23, 2014 Interventions to Improve Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections

83. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    September 08, 2011 - sepsis, urinary tract infections, and meningitis. …  Surgical site infection  Osteomyelitis o Systemic infections  Neutropenic fever Source … infection  Meningitis o Systemic infections  Neutropenic fever  Bacteremia  Sepsis  … , local bleeding or infection) Adverse events of therapy (persistent or recurrent infection, … '/exp OR 'postoperative infections'/exp OR 'postoperative complications'/exp OR 'post-surgical infection

84. Rapid Evidence Product: No-Touch Modalities for Disinfecting Patient Rooms in Acute Care Settings (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2022 - Environmental cleaning for the prevention of healthcare-associated Infections. … Search Strategy: ─ #1 cross infection[mh] OR hospital infection*[tiab] OR health care acquired infection … *[tiab] OR health care associated infection*[tiab] OR hospital acquired infection*[tiab] OR hospital … difficile infections (CDIs) decreased. … rate due to central-line- associated bloodstream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections

85. Version-3-Immunity-After-Covid-19-Appendix-Table-B-1 (xls file)
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    January 24, 2022 - Comorbidities, N (%) Assay Type Assay Brand Definition of a positive test Frequency of Ab testing Primary infections … Male Sex/Gender, N (%) Comorbidities, N (%) Assay Type Assay Brand Frequency of Ab testing Primary infections … infection requiring hospitalization) Primary infections, N (%) Total: 2747 Symptomatic: 2041 (74)* … against repeat infections was calculated as 1 minus the ratio of infection rate for the initially positive … The prevalence of infections classified as symptomatic or asymptomatic was compared for primary infections

86. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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    August 04, 2023 - What is the frequency and severity of harms associated with healthcare associated infections and asymptomatic … safety measures or indicators have been used to examine the harm associated with healthcare associated infections … In the United States, more than 2.8 million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur each year and … patients for MRSA, CRE, C.auris, and C.difficile that focus on healthcare associated infections or … Strategies to prevent Clostridioides difficile infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 update.

87. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - The purpose of this report is to systematically review the evidence on screening for HCV infection in … This report examines both direct evidence on the effects of screening for HCV infection compared to no … screening strategies based on the presence of risk factors miss some patients with HCV infection. … Screening for hepatitis C virus infection in adults: a systematic review to update the 2004 U.S. … Environmental, Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Hospital Resources to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections

88. Medication Errors | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    February 01, 2024 - 2016 Interventions To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections … January 27, 2016 Improving Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections … May 23, 2014 Interventions to Improve Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections

89. Rapid Evidence Product: Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings Version 2 (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2021 - evidence about the use of facemasks and effects on risk of other respiratory infections, including … symptoms found no difference between an N95 versus surgical mask in risk of infections. … with SARS-CoV-2, 15 studies on risk of infection with SARS-CoV-1, and one study on risk of infections … Probable secondary infections in households of SARS patients in Hong Kong. … Probable secondary infections in households of SARS patients in Hong Kong.

90. Environmental, Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Hospital Resources to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections (pdf file)
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    April 16, 2024 - 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 … devices and items used only once are often promoted as a means to reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections … Publication type English language For primary interest interventions (devices/items used to prevent infections … Title: Environmental, Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Hospital Resources to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections

91. Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2021 - evidence about the use of facemasks and effects on risk of other respiratory infections, including … symptoms found no difference between an N95 versus surgical mask in risk of infections. … study evaluated masks’ effects on risk of infections with MERS-CoV (Appendix Table B-3). … Probable secondary infections in households of SARS patients in Hong Kong. … Probable secondary infections in households of SARS patients in Hong Kong.

92. Procalcitonin Executive (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2012 - levels rising at the onset of infection and falling rapidly as the infection resolves, as compared … The cutoff level of procalcitonin to identify postoperative patients with infection or at risk of infection … , or at risk of infection. … or unlikely to have infection as compared with those with proven or probable infection. … Patients with chronic infections and infections for which a longer duration of antibiotic therapy

93. HIV/AIDS | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 21, 2016 - It harms your immune system by destroying the white blood cells that fight infection. … This puts you at risk for serious infections and certain cancers. … It is the final stage of infection with HIV. Not everyone with HIV develops AIDS. … The first signs of HIV infection may be swollen glands and flu-like symptoms. … A blood test can tell if you have HIV infection.

94. Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - procalcitonin in the clinical management of adult and pediatric patients with suspected local or systemic infection … in adult ICU patients and to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in patients with respiratory tract infections … , and infections for which prolonged antibiotic therapy is standard of care (e.g., infective endocarditis … in adult ICU patients and to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in patients with respiratory tract infections … Response Rapid Evidence Product Oct 28, 2022 Antibody Response Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection

95. Update Topic CER 31 Clostridium difficile NSD FINAL (pdf file)
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    February 19, 2014 - Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection … Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) Infection … Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection. … different methods for detection of toxigenic C. difficile to assist with diagnosis of C. difficile infection … (CDI) is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).

96. Eosinophilic Disorders | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    They help fight off infections and play a role in your body's immune response. … produce more of them in response to Allergic disorders Skin conditions Parasitic and fungal infections

97. Emergency Medical Service/911 Workforce Infection Control and Prevention Issues | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2022 - severity, missed work, healthcare utilization, separation from the workforce, disability, and death from infections … severity, missed work, healthcare utilization, separation from the workforce, disability, and death from infections … Conceptual framework for infection prevention and control in EMS/911 workforce (IPC = infection prevention … Severity Missed work Healthcare utilization Separation from the workforce Disability Death from infections … EMS provider compliance with infection control recommendations is suboptimal.

98. Evidence Summary: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 245_Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2021 - risk of implant failure/loss or need for explant surgery (Moderate SoE) and may increase the risk of infections … impacts physical well-being, satisfaction with surgical outcome, or risks of reconstructive failure, infections … for IBR: Prepectoral and total submuscular placements of implants may result in comparable risks of infections … Implant-related infections . nd nd nd nd . Implant rupture . nd nd nd ? . … Infections not explicitly implant-related ↑↓ N/P . ~ ◆ with ADM ?

99. Fever | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 27, 2012 - It is part of your body's defense against infection. … Most bacteria and viruses that cause infections do well at the body's normal temperature (98.6 F). … Infections cause most fevers.

100. Environmental, Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Hospital Resources to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections (pdf file)
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     January 16, 2025 - difficile) infection rates. … For single-use disposable sites, 56 infections occurred over 3184 ICU stays (0.379 infections per 100 … patient days), whereas reusables were associated with 30 infections over 4,056 ICU stays (0.26 infections … , or for the combination of bloodstream infections and surgical site infections. 4.1.3.6 Pulse oximeters … Moreover, infections may not be clearly attributable to a specific device.