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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47720/psn-pdf
    March 06, 2019 - Hospital infection prevention: how much can we prevent and how hard should we try? … Hospital Infection Prevention: How Much Can We Prevent and How Hard Should We Try? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-infection-prevention-how-much-can-we-prevent-and-how-hard-should … improvements, some infections are not preventable. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-infection-prevention-how-much-can-we-prevent-and-how-hard-should-we-try

  2. Antimicrobial stewardship: another focus for patient safety? | PSNet

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    May 29, 2024 - to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use included guidelines for controlling Clostridium difficile infection … Program for Improving Antibiotic Use with antibiotic use and hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection … Hospital organisation, management, and structure for prevention of health-care-associated infection … June 22, 2022 Barriers and facilitators to healthcare workers' adherence with infection … December 12, 2014 Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections.

  3. 5 Tk2 P4O-Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit Phase4 Monitoring (doc file)

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    January 01, 2005 - Infections and antibiotic use generally are monitored through the nursing home’s infection-control log … Urinary tract infections and pneumonia are common nursing home infections, and they can be tracked readily … through the nursing home’s infection-control log. … The nursing home’s infection-control program likely tracks and reports on a monthly or quarterly basis … Antibiotic Use Tracking Sheet · Quality-Improvement Review Tool for Antibiotic Use in Urinary Tract Infection

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2021 - - blood-culture The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in changes to infection prevention and control practices … study, the authors found that blood culture contamination and central line-associated blood stream infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-sars-cov-2-hospital-acquired-infection-rates-united-states-predictions-and-early … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perioperative-covid-19-defense-evidence-based-approach-optimization-infection-control-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

  5. Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide (pdf file)

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    October 18, 2012 - Some facilities submitted infection rate data directly into this database, while others contributed … and those with methicillin-susceptible S. aureus bloodstream infection? … Published before 2002 Dixon RE, 1987 Costs of nosocomial infections and benefits of infection … Published before 2002 Haley RW, 1998 Cost-benefit analysis of infection control activities. … and infection control interventions: 1990–2000.

  6. Opening Materials: Attribution, Objectives, Introduction, and Main Menu | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2015 - Slide 2 CAUTI: Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection Attribution Slide 3 Funded by … of nosocomial infections. … Avoiding unnecessary procedures will eliminate the risk of infection for those patients. … With decreased infection rates, costs for extended hospitalizations and additional treatments are also … Slide 7 Benefits of reducing inappropriate catheter placements: Reduced infection rates, costs

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 16, 2023 - Healthcare-associated infections in adult intensive care units: a multisource study examining nurses … Healthcare-associated infections in adult intensive care units: a multisource study examining nurses … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-associated-infections-adult-intensive-care-units-multisource-study … This study assessed if healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) could be associated with nurses' safety … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/burnout-neonatal-intensive-care-unit-and-its-relation-healthcare-associated-infections

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 10, 2022 - Decreasing misdiagnoses of urinary tract infections in a pediatric emergency department. … Decreasing misdiagnoses of urinary tract infections in a pediatric emergency department. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decreasing-misdiagnoses-urinary-tract-infections-pediatric-emergency- department … This study assessed the rate of misdiagnosed pediatric urinary tract infections (UTI) and associated … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antibiotic-resistant-infection-treatment-costs-have-doubled-2002-now-exceeding

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 13, 2023 - Nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infections and mortality during unique COVID-19 epidemic waves. … Nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infections and mortality during unique COVID-19 epidemic waves. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nosocomial-sars-cov-2-infections-and-mortality-during-unique-covid-19- … Nosocomial infection rates were low across both time frames, but 30- day mortality was higher (compared … to patients without infection) in the first timeframe when immunity was low.

  10. Clostridium Difficile Infection 2011-2012 (pdf file)

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    July 10, 2012 - Clostridium Difficile Infection 2011-2012 Contact Information: Healthcare Cost and Utilization … in the National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination.1 … – Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). … The origin of the infection may not be the inpatient hospital. … It is possible that the CDI infection originated in another type of healthcare setting, such as a nursing

  11. antibiotics-respiratory-infection-protocol-140922 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_research-protocol.pdf
    September 22, 2014 - antibiotics-respiratory-infection-protocol-140922 … Key Question 2: For patients with an acute respiratory tract infection (RTI) and no clear indication … Key Question 3: For patients with an acute respiratory tract infection (RTI) and no clear indication … Key Question 4: For patients with an acute respiratory tract infection (RTI) and no clear indication … Abbreviations: RTI, Respiratory Tract Infection; ED, Emergency Department; QoL, Quality of Life.

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50431/psn-pdf
    October 02, 2019 - Time-series analysis of health care–associated infections in a new hospital with all private rooms. … examined the effect of a move into a new hospital with entirely private rooms on health care–associated infection … rates of colonization with several types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria decreased, the effect on infection … rates was mixed (in particular, Clostridium difficile infection rates did not change). … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-hospital-acquired-clostridium-difficile-infection-hospital-mortality

  13. National Healthcare Safety Network. | PSNet

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    April 06, 2022 - Health care–associated infection are a persistent patient safety problem. … This website provides resources related to a national health care–associated infection and blood safety … October 25, 2017 Healthcare–Associated Infections (HAI). … October 25, 2017 Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations … September 7, 2016 Healthcare–Associated Infections (HAI).

  14. DXCCSR-ChangeLog-v20201-v20202 (xls file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/DXCCSR-ChangeLog-v20201-v20202.xlsx
    February 01, 2020 - A0225 Salmonella pyelonephritis Y N GEN004 Urinary tract infections A6000 Herpesviral infection of … urogenital system, unspecified N Y GEN004 Urinary tract infections A6009 Herpesviral infection of other … Sexually transmitted infections (excluding HIV and hepatitis) A6001 Herpesviral infection of penis Y … N INF010 Sexually transmitted infections (excluding HIV and hepatitis) A6002 Herpesviral infection … ) A6009 Herpesviral infection of other urogenital tract Y N INF010 Sexually transmitted infections (

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 27, 2022 - Making health care safer: stopping C. difficile infections. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-health-care-safer-stopping-c-difficile-infections This newsletter … infographics describes strategies to help patients and health care providers prevent health care–associated infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-health-care-safer-stopping-c-difficile-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov … /issue/preventing-hospital-acquired-infections-national-survey-practices-reported-us-hospitals-2005

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836967/psn-pdf
    April 20, 2022 - Hospital acquired infections in surgical patients: impact of COVID-19-related infection prevention measures … Hospital acquired infections in surgical patients: impact of COVID-19- related infection prevention … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-acquired-infections-surgical-patients-impact-covid-19-related-infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-acquired-infections-surgical-patients-impact-covid-19-related-infection-prevention … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-acquired-infections-surgical-patients-impact-covid-19-related-infection-prevention

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850931/psn-pdf
    June 21, 2023 - What US hospitals are doing to prevent common device- associated infections during the coronavirus disease … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-us-hospitals-are-doing-prevent-common-device-associated-infections- … during-coronavirus The COVID-19 pandemic challenged infection prevention and control practices. … Findings from this survey of infection prevention professionals from acute care hospitals in the United … triage-system https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perioperative-covid-19-defense-evidence-based-approach-optimization-infection-control-and

  18. Final Research Plan: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening
    May 02, 2019 - in reducing complications of infection and transmission or acquisition of disease, including gonorrhea … What is the prevalence rate of chlamydial or gonococcal infections (and concurrent HIV infection) in … partners of patients who test positive for chlamydial or gonococcal infections? … management for HIV infection; children (age <13 years); studies in which the majority of participants … KQ 2: Screening strategies to detect infection, including selective screening of high-risk groups

  19. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Systematic Review (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2010 - to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Systematic Review for the U.S. … Screening for chlamydial infection: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. … Screening for chlamydial infection: an evidence update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. … Interventions to modify sexual risk behaviors for preventing HIV infection in men who have sex with men … Abstinence-only programs for HIV infection prevention in high-income countries.

  20. Disposition of Comments Report for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/health-careassociated-infections_disposition-comments.pdf
    November 30, 2012 - Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections. … rates for two infections each. … These infections cause serious, difficult to treat infections that are often related to substantial … since some infections occur in many settings. … difficile infection.
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