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61. Spanish Language Infection-Prevention and Antibiotic-Use Tools for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2022 - Home Topics Information in Spanish Spanish Language Infection-Prevention … SHARE: Spanish Language Infection-Prevention … Consumers These Spanish-language resources can educate patients about healthcare-associated infections … November 2022 Page originally created November 2022 Internet Citation: Spanish Language Infection-Prevention

62. Infection Prevention & Control Assessment Tool for Nursing Homes Preparing for COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2021 - Home Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network Resources Catalog Infection … Prevention & Control Assessment Tool for Nursing Homes Preparing for COVID-19 Resource: Infection …   Clinical leaders can use this tool from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assess infection … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention Audience(s): Clinical Leaders Format: PDF Publication … https://www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/infection-prevention.html  

63. Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2022 - Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes … Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection … Nursing home staff should use best practices for infection prevention to help keep residents, staff, … Quick testing and responses to possible cases can mean the diff erence between infection spreading … For complete recommendations, please reference the latest CDC guidance (Interim Infection Prevention

64. Sustainability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … Infection prevention strategies can only be sustained if they are embedded into the culture and norms … Guide Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term … KB; Text Version ) The Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … 161.2 KB; Text Version ) This tool guides facilities through an assessment of different areas of the infection

65. Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … a visual guide on evidence-based clinical interventions to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections … evidence-based practices for the insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter to reduce the risk of infection … practices for the maintenance of and care for an indwelling urinary catheter to reduce the risk of infection

66. Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals The Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections

67. 5 Tk1 T1-Background Final (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 - for health care professionals involved in prescribing empiric antibiotics for suspected bacterial infections … • Hospitals use antibiograms as part of their infection control measures to classify types of bacteria … tools before initiating empiric antibiotic therapy, which may improve outcomes among residents with infections … A resident’s particular infection history, including past antimicrobial use, must also be considered … be, for example, that the key message is that [name of antibiotic] is not working for urinary tract infections

68. Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Guides Implementation: Guide to Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … Sustainability: Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff ( PDF , 2.97 MB) This guide provides

69. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    May 17, 2016 - Why focus on neonatal blood stream infection (BSI)? … Implement Standard Infection Prevention Techniques To Prevent Neonatal Bloodstream Infections General … the incidence of neonatal bloodstream infections. … prevention techniques to prevent neonatal bloodstream infections • Implement general infection prevention … Infection control. Nosocomial bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit.

70. Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2020 - Surgical site infections: 8% increase. Ventilator associated pneumonia: 13% decrease. … CAUTI - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. … CLABSI - Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections.

71. Tips for Implementing Interventions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … the team can work together to improve resident safety and reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections … (CAUTIs) and other healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs).

72. Module 7—Hand Hygiene—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Action Network Resources Catalog Module 7—Hand Hygiene—Nursing Home Infection … News Best Practice Summaries Module 7—Hand Hygiene—Nursing Home Infection … Preventionist Training Course Resource: Module 7—Hand Hygiene—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist … the spread of pathogens, including those that are resistant to antibiotics, and reduces the risk of infections … module, participants will be able to: 1. describe the role of hand hygiene in breaking the chain of infection

73. How To Use This Toolkit | 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 … use the materials in each section to teach team members how to apply CUSP to prevent surgical site infections

74. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    May 20, 2016 - (BSIs) Why Focus on Central Line-Related Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs)? … • Starting in 2015, the central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection PSI will be one of …  Inspect central line site daily for signs of infection. …  Over a guide wire if the patient is suspected of having catheter-related infection. … How-to guide: prevent central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI).

75. Methods To Estimate the Baseline 2010 PFP National Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - (physician diagnosed) CLABSI MPSMS Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous Catheters … PSI Accidental Puncture or Laceration (PSI 15) Acronyms: Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infection … The national number of selected surgical site infections computed in a special calculation for the PFP … 401,139 32,750,000 12.249 CLABSI MPSMS Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous … Ulcer MPSMS Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers 1,317,211 32,750,000 40.220 Surgical Site Infection

76. 6 Tk1 T4-Be Smart About Antibiotics Final (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2014 - Antibiotics can help the body fight infections caused by germs called bacteria, but they are not miracle … When antibiotics are NOT needed: • You have an infection caused by a virus (such as a cold, bronchitis … • You don’t have an infection but instead have some other medical problem (such as anemia). … HAIs Healthcare- Associated Infections PREVENT Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov … This is called resistance and makes some infections very hard to control.

77. 6 Tk1 T3-Resident Information Sheet Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Final (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 - Antibiotics are drugs that kill bacteria that cause infections. … Sometimes, the antibiotics usually used to treat infections are no longer effective against the bacteria … stay colonized with it—meaning, it continues to live on or in them, often without causing any more infections … of bacteria helps you and your health care providers take special precautions to help prevent any infections … How Are Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Different From an Infection?

78. CUSP Onboarding Modules | 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 … They are good first steps in the work to lower infections in your ICU as well as establishing key actions

79. Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … about 28 percent from pressure ulcers, and about 16 percent from catheter-associated urinary tract infections … of above 5 measures) 1,360,000 41.4 CAUTIs MPSMS (2014) Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … 250,000 7.6 CLABSIs MPSMS (2014) Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous Catheters

80. 4 Tk1 T4-Urinalysis And Utis Improving Care Final 0 (doc file)
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    October 01, 2016 - What do you do now when a resident shows signs of potential infection? … A UTI is an infection in any part of your urinary system. … ; or many other possible causes Even though a change in mental status can be related to an infection, … It may be better to wait and assess the resident frequently for other symptoms of infection. … Bacteria in the urine does not mean that there is an infection if the resident shows no other signs or