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21. Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … AHRQ specifically supports this National Action Plan in three ways: Funding research on infection prevention … This work is part of AHRQ’s Healthcare-Associated Infections Program, which focuses on improving antibiotic … Every infection prevented is one less instance of antibiotic use, and using fewer antibiotics significantly … reduces the risk for resistant infections.

22. Toolkits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2017 - Toolkits To Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics A key … nursing homes: UTIs, lower respiratory infections, skin and soft tissue infections, and gastrointestinal … infections. … : UTIs, lower respiratory infections, and skin and soft tissue infections. … Toolkits To Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic for Treating an Infection Nursing

23. Decolonization – Universal and Targeted | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2023 - Tools Decolonization – Universal and Targeted Decolonization is an infection … It can keep them from developing an infection themselves or passing the germs on to others. … MRSA infections. … nursing homes, the 14 who used universal decolonization reduced resident transfers to a hospital for infection … REDUCE-MRSA Trial In a cluster-randomized trial comparing universal decolonization to two routine infection

24. Learn Best Practices for Diagnosing and Managing Common Infectious Syndromes and Antibiotic Allergies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2022 - Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections … The materials below address multiple types of respiratory tract infections, divided into those for which … There are also materials covering non–respiratory tract infections and assessment of allergies. … Antibiotics Diagnoses: Influenza and RSV The Never Antibiotics Diagnoses: Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection … Abscesses Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections

25. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2023 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated there were 323,000 cases of invasive MRSA infection … annually based on 2017 data, and over 10,000 deaths. 1 Unfortunately, MRSA infections increased 13 … participants in this 3-year project will be compiled into a toolkit, allowing other providers to reduce MRSA infection

26. Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2013 - Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections Fact Sheet Appendix 3. … You can eliminate infections, and any infection should be viewed as a defect. … Prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. … American Journal of Infection Control 1998;26:522-533. … Nosocomial bloodstream infections in the critically ill.

27. Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2022 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … prevention programs implement a decolonization protocol that was found to reduce bloodstream infections … vancomycin-resistant enterococcus positive clinical cultures, and a 32 percent reduction in all-cause bloodstream infections … in general medical and surgical units: the ABATE Infection Cluster Randomized Trial.

28. Culture | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Use these tools to help your team make lowering infections part of your culture.​ … 272.4 KB) Audio interview with Pat Posa – How To Have Difficult Conversations With Colleagues Around Infection … :57 minutes;  Transcript , PDF, 252.2 KB) Video – Having Difficult Conversations About Preventing Infections

29. AHRQ Tools To Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2024 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Catheter-associated urinary tract infection … (CAUTI): Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Central line-associated blood stream infections … build the foundation to make care safer and tackle specific HACs, including healthcare-associated infections

30. Toolkit Sections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Implementation Guide : It may be helpful to review this guide before starting a project to reduce infections … your ambulatory surgery center team in implementing a program to improve safety culture and reduce infections … Resources This section provides links to key resources on infection prevention and patient and family

31. Patients With Devices: Prevent Infections During Your Hospital Stay_BATHE Daily With Chlorhexidine (CHG) Cloths (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2022 - Patients With Devices: Prevent Infections During Your Hospital Stay_BATHE Daily With Chlorhexidine (CHG … No. 20(22)-0036 March 2022 Section 10-7 PATIENT Patients With Devices: Prevent Infections During … stay, bathing will occur every day with a special antiseptic (CHG) that removes germs and prevents infection … • Wounds and open skin • Armpits, groin, between fingers/toes Patients With Devices: Prevent Infections

32. Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2023 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … principles and methods of AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to prevent surgical site infections … sections that your facility can use to teach team members how to apply CUSP to prevent surgical site infections … resources that your facility can use to teach team members how to apply CUSP to prevent surgical site infections

33. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2019 - Prescribing Best Practices for Diagnosis and Treatment Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections … Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections … Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections … Clostridioides difficile Infections Sepsis Bacteremia Penicillin Allergies

34. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2019 - Prescribing Best Practices for Diagnosis and Treatment Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections … Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections … Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections … Clostridioides difficile Infections Sepsis Bacteremia Penicillin Allergies

35. Approach to Patients Reporting Penicillin Allergies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2019 - Prescribing Best Practices for Diagnosis and Treatment Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections … Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections … Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections … Clostridioides difficile Infections Sepsis Bacteremia Penicillin Allergies

36. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2008 - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs … ) are among the most common types of healthcare-associated infections. … (CAUTIs), among the most common types of healthcare-associated infections. … Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI), are a type of healthcare-associated infection (HAI), and is associated with significant morbidity

37. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2008 - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs … ) are among the most common types of healthcare-associated infections. … (CAUTIs), among the most common types of healthcare-associated infections. … Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI), are a type of healthcare-associated infection (HAI), and is associated with significant morbidity

38. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2008 - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs … ) are among the most common types of healthcare-associated infections. … (CAUTIs), among the most common types of healthcare-associated infections. … Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI), are a type of healthcare-associated infection (HAI), and is associated with significant morbidity

39. Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated With Selected Hospital-Acquired Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2017 - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections. … Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) Infection of the urinary tract that occurs subsequent … Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Infection of the blood stream that occurs subsequent … Surgical Site Infections (SSI) Infection that occurs prior to discharge and within 30 days following … Clostridium difficile Infections (CDI) An infection of the gastrointestinal tract, in patients 2 years

40. Talking Points (Patients) on Nasal Mupirocin (doc file)
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    March 01, 2022 - purpose of mupirocin is to help get rid of bacteria in the nose such as MRSA, which can cause serious infections … such as pneumonia, blood infections, and skin infections. … The mupirocin nose ointment is given twice a day for 5 days to help protect you from infection. … Large clinical trials have found that mupirocin reduces infections in patients who have MRSA and who … Large clinical trials have found that mupirocin reduces infections in patients who have MRSA and also