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21. Patient and Family Engagement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) toolkits that focus on eliminating specific healthcare-associated infections … Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkits CUSP Toolkit Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … Engagement in the Surgical Environment Module Toolkit To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … and Other Healthcare-Associated Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities Toolkit for Improving Perinatal

22. Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, 2009–2012
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/2015qdr-chartbookblacks.pptx
    February 09, 2016 - Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections … total HIV diagnoses made between 2008 and 2011, Blacks made up 47% of the total, 64% of women, 66% of infections … for patients age 18 and over with length of stay of 4 or more days, excluding patients admitted for infection … The measure was calculated as follows: Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection … within the 30 days prior to assessment. 2011 Achievable Benchmark: 6.1% Importance: Urinary tract infections

23. Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, 2009–2012
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/qdr2015-chartbook-healthyliving.pptx
    January 01, 2020 - Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections … 19 made up 7.1%.10 Youth ages 10-19 years are at risk of contracting meningitis, a possibly fatal11 infection … Meningococcal diseases are infections caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis.12 The meningococcal … most important as a potential cause of meningitis.12 It can also cause meningococcemia, a bloodstream infection … Weight loss also may lead to muscle wasting, infections, and increased risk of pressure ulcers.

24. Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, 2009–2012
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/2014nhqdr-hispanichealth-pt3.pptx
    September 19, 2015 - Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections … patients age 18 years and over with length of stay of 4 or more days, excluding patients admitted for infection … patients age 18 years and over with length of stay of 4 or more days, excluding patients admitted for infection … more than a year before kidney failure are less likely to begin dialysis with a catheter, experience infections

25. Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, 2009–2012
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    July 01, 2015 - Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections

26. Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, 2009–2012
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    January 01, 2014 - Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections

27. Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, 2009–2012
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/2014nhqdr-hispanichealth.pptx
    October 01, 2015 - Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections … patients age 18 years and over with length of stay of 4 or more days, excluding patients admitted for infection … patients age 18 years and over with length of stay of 4 or more days, excluding patients admitted for infection … more than a year before kidney failure are less likely to begin dialysis with a catheter, experience infections

28. Infection Control and Prevention (pdf file)
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    October 14, 2008 - Infection Control and Prevention Infection Control and Prevention A. … Develop contingency plan for management of patients with active tuberculosis infection. … Infection Control and Prevention

29. Appendix L. Infection Prevention Infographic - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2017 - Infection Prevention Infographic - Implementation Guide It Takes a Team Everyone … Surgical site infections are infections that can occur after surgery in the part of the body where … Surgical site infections are one of the most common healthcare-associated infections, but most of … them are preventable. 2 *Because ASCs do not yet report surgical site infection data, these statistics … Learn more about infection prevention at ambulatory surgical centers at AHRQ Website . 1.

30. Health Care-Associated Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2018 - : Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection—Denver … Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Features news, guidelines … , and education opportunities to improve health and patient safety by reducing risks of infection and … drug-resistant organisms, including MRSA The Joint Commission: Five Things You Can Do To Prevent Infection … Consumers Advancing Patient Safety Offers resources on patient safety, including infection control,

31. ePROTECT Respiratory Infections (EN) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - ePROTECT Respiratory Infections (EN) Resource: ePROTECT Respiratory Infections (EN) This … course provides a general introduction to Acute Respiratory Infections and basic hygiene measures to … protect against infection. … , including what they are, how they are transmitted, how to assess the risk of infection and list basic … hygiene measures to protect against infection.

32. Tools & Toolkits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    CAUTI in Hospitals Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections … Toolkit for Reduction of Clostridium difficile Infections Through Antimicrobial

33. Post-Hospital MRSA Infections Reduced By 30 Percent Through Use of Antiseptic Soap, Mouthwash, and Antibiotic Nasal Ointment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2019 - Post-Hospital MRSA Infections Reduced By 30 Percent Through Use of Antiseptic Soap, Mouthwash, and Antibiotic … Patients in one group received an educational binder with recommendations for preventing infections via … reduction in all infections, according to the study results. … and a 40 percent reduction in all infections. … Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Medical Director, Epidemiology and Infection

34. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections – Discussion Guide (doc file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Skin and Soft Tissue Infections – Discussion Guide Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Discussion Guidee … components of the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care related to skin and soft tissue infections … determine how the practice can collectively improve the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections

35. Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2021 - Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections • Cephalexin, cefadroxil, amoxicillin/ clavulanate … • Physical therapy • Compression stockings • Lotion Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections … consistent with of goals of care; otherwise treat for ~7 days Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

36. Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections in Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2023 - "For an older person, having an infection and needing to be transferred to the hospital can be life-threatening … Each year, 3 million healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) such as MRSA, bloodstream infections, and … proactively removing these potentially harmful bacteria can reduce the chance that a person develops an infection … "CDC is excited to see the results of a nursing home-focused infection prevention intervention being … The study, "Nursing Home Decolonization for Infection and Hospitalization Prevention," was published

37. Toolkit 2. Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decisionmaking for Four Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2016 - Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decisionmaking for Four Infections Toolkit Effectiveness … tract infections (UTIs), (2) lower respiratory tract infections, (3) skin and soft tissue infections … , and (4) gastrointestinal infections. … that present 12 common situations where systemic antibiotics are generally not indicated and provides infection … Nurses should be trained to use the pocket cards whenever an infection is suspected.

38. Appendix 3. Guidelines to Prevent Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2018 - Process of Catheter-Related Infections  Slide 10. … Suspected C-VAD Infections Slide 27. Suspected C-VAD Infections (cont.) Slide 28. … Infection elsewhere (remote, i.e., urinary tract infection or wound) — secondary source Colonization … Infection can occur hematogenously, from a distant local infection. … Suspected C-VAD Infections (cont.)  

39. All Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Home—Events Related to Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - All Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Home—Events Related to Infections Resource: All Cause … Harm Prevention in Nursing Home—Events Related to Infections ​This document is a section of the All … high-performing nursing homes and includes strategies and links to resources to prevent all types of infections … Source: CMS Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention Audience(s): Managers, Clinical Leaders

40. Henry Ford Hospital's Hematology-Oncology Unit Uses AHRQ Safety Program to Lower Bloodstream Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2022 - Henry Ford Hospital's Hematology-Oncology Unit Uses AHRQ Safety Program to Lower Bloodstream Infections … ), Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit has reduced the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infections … it also saved an estimated $385,000 in healthcare costs that would have been incurred to treat the infections … This was the highest number since the hospital started tracking infection rates, according to Kelsey … "Our goal is zero [infections]," said Hebel. "This was kind of a first step.