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  1. Hand hygiene compliance for patient safety. | PSNet

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    October 19, 2022 - Health care–associated infections (HAIs) remain a major contributor to preventable morbidity and mortality … in hospitalized patients, despite some progress in combating certain infections. … This commentary relates how hand hygiene compliance contributes to infection prevention and safe care … July 1, 2020 Hospital infection prevention: how much can we prevent and how hard should … December 9, 2015 Impact of organizations on healthcare-associated infections.

  2. Prevalence and Burden of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), 2016–2021 (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2021 - All references to CLABSI, CAUTI, VAP, MRSA infections, and C. difficile infections in this Statistical … Staphylococcus aureus infections, and Clostridioides difficile infections) had a longer median length … infection type (CLABSI, CAUTI, VAP, MRSA infection, and C. difficile infection). … “Health Care-Associated Infections.” … Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), May 9, 2024. https://www.cdc.gov/healthcare-associated-infections

  3. Clinical Summary: Screening for HIV Infection (pdf file)

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    Clinical Summary: Screening for HIV Infection Clinical Summary: Screening for HIV Infection Population … Grade: A Screen for HIV infection. … Most new diagnoses of HIV infection are attributed to male-to-male sexual contact; injection drug use … Treatment and Interventions No cure or vaccine for HIV infection currently exists. … Interventions other than ART include prophylaxis for opportunistic infections when clinically indicated

  4. Screening for Chlamydial Infection: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

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    July 01, 2007 - Useful Resources See other USPSTF recommendations on screening for sexually transmitted infections ( … In women, chlamydial infections commonly result in cervicitis and urethritis. … In 2004, 929 462 chlamydial infections were reported to the CDC. … Other risk factors include a history of chlamydial infection or other sexually transmit- ted infections … The CDC recently com- missioned a study of the harms of screening for sexually transmitted infections

  5. Recommendation: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

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    May 01, 2025 - Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Sexually Transmitted Infections … See Current Final Recommendation Statement for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling

  6. Health-Care–Associated Infections in Hospitals: Continuing Leadership Needed from HHS to Prioritize Prevention Practices and Improve Data on These Infections. | PSNet

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    September 06, 2016 - Congressional Testimony Health-Care–Associated Infections in Hospitals: Continuing … to Prioritize Prevention Practices and Improve Data on These Infections. … prioritization of effort, data consistency, and data compatibility are needed to improve health care–associated infection … HHS to Prioritize Prevention Practices and Improve Data on these Infections. … Resources COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: CMS Needs to Continue to Strengthen Oversight of Infection

  7. The business case for quality: economic analysis of the Michigan Keystone Patient Safety Program in ICUs. | PSNet

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    September 20, 2011 - January 15, 2014 Eradicating central line–associated bloodstream infections statewide … November 7, 2018 Statewide NICU central-line–associated bloodstream infection rates decline … December 18, 2014 Reducing the rate of catheter-associated bloodstream infections in … December 23, 2012 Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in … August 25, 2010 Preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections: thinking outside

  8. Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission Measure (pdf file)

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    April 05, 2017 - Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission Measure Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission … Measure Name Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission Measure 1.B. … followed by one or more readmissions within 30 days, following hospitalization for lower respiratory infection … During the 2009 A(H1N1) pandemic alone, 20 million children acquired the infection (Chang, Jordan- Villegas … Readmission also exposes patients to additional hospital days and thus increased potential for further infections

  9. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2009 - Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: Recommendation Statement Behavioral … Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: U.S. … Adults with current STIs or infections in the past year are at increased risk for future STIs. … routinely offering behavioral counseling to prevent STIs to adults who are not at increased risk for infection … high-intensity counseling interventions: U SPSTF recom m endations on screening for chlam ydial infection

  10. 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 … 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 … clinicians can then use the antibiogram to help them choose the most appropriate antibiotic for each infection

  11. 035-Importance-Mrsa-Prevention-Notes (doc file)

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    October 01, 2024 - bloodstream infections (CLABSI), ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), and surgical site infections … 60 percent of S. aureus infections in non-ICUs. … Slide 18 MRSA Colonization and Infection SAY: Although both colonization and infection involve the … transmission and prevent infections. … It is crucial to take steps to prevent MRSA infections.

  12. From Science to Implementation: AHRQ's Program to Prevent HAIs—Results and Lessons. | PSNet

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    May 06, 2015 - , and prevention of central line–associated bloodstream infections as well as catheter-associated … urinary tract infections . … July 2, 2009 Increased catheter-related bloodstream infection rates after the introduction … September 1, 2014 Nurse staffing, burnout, and health care-associated infection. … January 2, 2013 Healthcare-Associated Infections.

  13. Screening for Chlamydial Infection: An Evidence Update (pdf file)

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    July 01, 2007 - Although 75% of genital infections in women and 95% in men are asymptomatic, up to 40% of untreated cases … Chlamydial infections are also related to adverse pregnancy outcomes, including miscarriage, pre- mature … Sexually transmitted infections increase both the infectivity of persons with HIV infection and the suscepti … The epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections in adolescents. … Prevalence of chlamydial and gonococcal infections among young adults in the United States.

  14. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults (pdf file)

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    September 01, 2022 - Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults Clinician Summary of USPSTF … Recommendation Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults September 2022 … Assess risk: • Risk of syphilis is higher in men who have sex with men; persons with HIV infection … or other sexually transmitted infections; persons who use illicit drugs; and persons with a history … infections These recommendations and screening recommendations for other sexually transmitted infections

  15. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Managing Urinary Retention and Catheterization in Intensive Care Unit Patients With Primary Neurologic Disorders (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2022 - unique problems that higher acuity neurologic ICU patients may have with catheter utilization and infection … and the intensivists were not consistently provided access to individual catheter utilization and infection … infection rates. … American Journal Infection Control. 2020;48(11):1375-1380. PMID: 33097138. 7. … Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in the neuroICU: identification of risk factors

  16. Toolkit for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in ICUs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    March 01, 2023 - customizable, educational toolkit aims to help ICUs reduce rates of central line-associated bloodstream infection … (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). … and these infections are largely preventable Source: HAI Data . … infections Source: Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) . … Infection. 2015 Feb;43(1):29-36. Epub 2014 Oct 21.

  17. 121-Importance-Mrsa-Prevention-One-Pager (doc file)

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    April 01, 2025 - Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Facts SSIs account for 20 percent of all healthcare-associated infections … American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society: surgical site infection guidelines, 2016 … Intranasal mupirocin to prevent postoperative Staphylococcus aureus infections. … The role of nasal carriage in Staphylococcus aureus infections. … Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 update.

  18. 134-Clabsi-Prevention-Central-Line-Maintenance (doc file)

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    October 01, 2024 - References Preventing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI): Components of a Central … Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. https://apic.org/Resource_/TinyMceFileManager … The Joint Commission. https://www.jointcommission.org/resources/patient-safety-topics/infection-prevention-and-control … Effect of daily chlorhexidine bathing on hospital-acquired infection.  … in general medical and surgical units (ABATE Infection trial): a cluster-randomised trial. 

  19. Screening for Syphilis Infection - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

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    July 01, 2004 - Screening for Syphilis Infection - Recommendation Statement Summary of Recommendations The U.S. … Screening for Syphilis Infection Recommendation Statement U.S. … For example, the prevalence of syphilis infection differs by region (the prevalence of infection is higher … These follow-up tests should be performed using the same nontreponemal test initially used to document infections … , 100% for detecting secondary syphilis infection, and 95% to 98% for detecting latent syphilis infection

  20. An infection, unnoticed, turns unstoppable. | PSNet

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    November 07, 2012 - Newspaper/Magazine Article An infection, unnoticed, turns unstoppable. … Citation Text: An infection, unnoticed, turns unstoppable. Dwyer J. New York Times. … Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: An infection
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