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121. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 27, 2012 - 2012 Systematic Review Apr. 15, 2013 Disposition of Comments Report Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection … 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.

122. Interventions To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 06, 2016 - 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 … Clinical Point-of-care tests to rapidly determine the likelihood that a patient has a specific infection … ; SOE = strength of evidence; URTI = upper respiratory tract infection Combined patient-parent public

123. Environmental Monitoring in Healthcare to Ensure Adequacy of Housekeeping Cleaning and Reduce the Spread of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 03, 2013 - in Healthcare to Ensure Adequacy of Housekeeping Cleaning and Reduce the Spread of Hospital Acquired Infections … Hospital acquired infection (HAI) rates create a significant burden on the healthcare system in terms … It is difficult, if not impossible, to completely eradicate endogenous infection risk, however the presence … Boniface Research Centre studying Hospital Acquired Infections due to inadequate cleaning of medical … Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI)

124. Evidence Summary: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 245_Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
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     July 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 ?

125. Evidence Summary: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 245_Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
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     July 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 ?

126. 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 ?

127. Masks-Surveillance-2-Appendix-Table-A-2 (xls file)
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     March 01, 2020 - Geographic Setting Setting Inclusion Criteria Sample Size Age (mean, years) Female (%) Definition of Infection … Proportion (%) of Healthcare Workers With Infections Results: Mask Use Versus Nonuse Results: Comparison … 74% 18–59 years, 26% ≥60 years Not reported for family contacts Among index cases, 51% SARS-CoV-2 infection … reported Not reported Not reported Potential recall bias SARS-CoV-1 Lau J et al. 2004 Probable secondary infections … of household member Controls: SARS cases with no secondary infection of household member 131 cases and

128. Masks-Appendix-Table-B-2-Surveillance-Report (xls file)
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     March 01, 2020 - Geographic Setting Setting Inclusion Criteria Sample Size Age (mean, years) Female (%) Definition of Infection … Proportion (%) of Healthcare Workers With Infections Results: Mask Use Versus Nonuse Results: Comparison … 74% 18–59 years, 26% ≥60 years Not reported for family contacts Among index cases, 51% SARS-CoV-2 infection … reported Not reported Not reported Potential recall bias SARS-CoV-1 Lau J et al. 2004 Probable secondary infections … of household member Controls: SARS cases with no secondary infection of household member 131 cases and

129. FRN 40 - Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - prevention strategies) to prevent infections. … Future treatment options for Gram-positive infections-- looking ahead. … Sustained reduction in MRSA wound infections after cardiothoracic surgery. … • Community-acquired infections should also be considered. … Preventing surgical-site infections in nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus.

130. Dispostion of Comments Report for Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults (pdf file)
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     November 27, 2012 - Washington, D.C.: Committee on the prevention and control of viral hepatitis infections; Institute of … Viral infections in short-term injection drug users: the prevalence of the hepatitis C, hepatitis B, … Mitchell, Editors; Committee on the Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis Infections; Institute … Hev infections have declined over the last two decades, at least three million Americans are chronically … described in the Results (KQ 2b), are quite low (though the more targeted the strategy, the more infections

131. Interventions to Improve Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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132. Appendix-Table-B-1-Observational-Studies (xls file)
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     March 20, 2021 - Reinfection Followup Test Type Frequency of Followup Testing Waiting Interval, in Months Primary Infections … Negative Cohort Included in Analysis n Suspected Reinfections N Positive Cohort With no Reinfection N Infections … in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Staff of Oxford Univerity Hospitals, whose data was obtained from the Infections … : 47 (9–98) NR NR NR NR CLIA Abbott SARS-CoV-2 IgG NR explicitly, but authors began recording new infections … NR NR NR NR Patients in the positive cohort with PCR+ test during both the first and second wave of infections

133. Tonsillectomy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     February 10, 2016 - Protocol   Project Title: Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection …  as  complications  of  recurrent   throat  infections.   …   -­Number  of  throat  infections/year   -­Severity  of  throat  infections     -­Number  of  streptococcal …   -­Number  of  throat  infections/year   -­Severity  of  throat  infections     -­Number  of  streptococcal …   -­Number  of  throat  infections/year   -­Severity  of  throat  infections     -­Number  of  streptococcal

134. Mrsa-Screening-2010 Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - MRSA emerged as an important cause of healthcare-associated infections, particularly central line–associated … Although not all studies concur, a number of analyses suggest that MRSA infections are associated with … Future treatment options for Gram- positive infections--looking ahead. … Health care-associated invasive MRSA infections, 2005-2008. JAMA. 2010 Aug 11;304(6):641-8. … Veterans Affairs initiative to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.

135. Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 27, 2012 - Disposition of Comments Report Oct. 20, 2015 Surveillance Report Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection … In patients with genotype 2 or 3 infection, trials found dual therapy with pegylated interferon for 12 … that SVR was associated with reduced risk of all-cause mortality and long-term complications of HCV infection … on long-term clinical outcomes, SVR rates are substantially higher in patients with HCV genotype 1 infection … Comparative effectiveness of antiviral treatment for hepatitis C virus infection in adults: a systematic

136. ECRI_Penn EPC FINAL Environ Cleaning Protocol 08_21_14 CC[1] (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - Brief Protocol Project Title: Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections … Copper surfaces in the intensive care unit for preventing hospital-acquired infections. … " next/1 (infection* OR pathogen*)) OR ("healthcare associated" next/1 (infection* OR pathogen*)) OR … ("hospital associated" next/1 (infection* OR pathogen*)) (HAI OR HAIS OR HAP OR HAPS):ti 2 Infection … ) S2 AND (S3 OR S4) 6 Combine sets (infections and surfaces) S4 AND (contaminat* OR infection

137. Infectious Disease Including HIV/AIDS #09 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - *Antimicrobial copper surfaces in the ICU for prevention of hospital acquired infections High 2. … Unlike infections with HIV and hepatitis B virus, chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is … The unmet need to reduce these infections is significant because current infection control practices … Adult hospital stays with infections due to medical care, 2007 [statistical brief #94]. … Estimating health care-associated infections and deaths in U.S. hospitals, 2002.

138. Infectious Disease Including HIV/AIDS #09 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2013 - *Copper surfaces in the ICU for prevention of hospital acquired infections 4. …  Potential for High Impact: Moderately high Healthcare-Acquired and Bacterial Infections Expert … difficile infections (CDIs), with costs estimated to be from $431 million to $3 billion annually. … Unlike infections with HIV and hepatitis B virus, chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is considered … There remains a significant unmet need to reduce these infections because current infection control

139. Rapid Response: Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing Adverse Events in Those Undergoing Insertion of Implantable Cardiovascular Devices (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2023 - of infection is an important clinical priority.1 Such infections are believed to be caused by seeding … , and vascular graft infections. … Vascular Graft Infections, Mycotic Aneurysms, and Endovascular Infections: A Scientific Statement … Dental infection in vascular surgical patients. … with MDR pathogens, and surgical site infections occurring with MCS.

140. Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection in Children | Effective Health Care Program
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     December 03, 2015 - Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection in Children … December 03, 2015 Research Protocol Archived Tonsillectomy for Recurrent Infection … Archived Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection