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481. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 17, 2017 - association between Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) measures and catheter- associated infections … association between Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) measures and catheter-associated infections … programs—including the Keystone ICU program and a recent effort to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections—have … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sustaining-reductions-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-michigan-intensive-care-units … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/program-prevent-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-acute-care

482. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 03, 2011 - MRSA Infections. February 3, 2011 Zeller JL, Burke AE, Glass RM. JAMA patient page. … MRSA infections. JAMA. 2007;298(15):1826. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mrsa-infections This fact sheet defines the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus … aureus (MRSA) bacterium, identifies causes of infection and risk factors, and provides information … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mrsa-infections

483. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 23, 2008 - Battling hospital-acquired infections. January 23, 2008 Gross T; Shannon R. NPR. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/battling-hospital-acquired-infections This interview with Richard Shannon … , MD, addresses the safety consequences of hospital-acquired infections and discusses prevention tactics … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/battling-hospital-acquired-infections

484. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 21, 2016 - initiative has led efforts to reduce hospital-acquired conditions (HACs), such as health care–associated infections … AHRQ has been tracking rates of HACs including adverse drug events, catheter-associated urinary tract infections … , central line–associated bloodstream infections, pressure ulcers, and surgical site infections. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partnership-patients https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

485. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 27, 2005 - Hospital-acquired Infections in Pennsylvania. July 27, 2005 PHC4 Research Briefs. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-acquired-infections-pennsylvania This report summarizes hospital-acquired …  infection data from Pennsylvania hospitals in 2004 and indicates that the number of such infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-acquired-infections-pennsylvania

486. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 16, 2011 - Emerging infections: the contact precautions controversy. March 16, 2011 Zastrow RL. … Emerging infections: the contact precautions controversy. Am J Nurs. 2011;111(3):47-53. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emerging-infections-contact-precautions-controversy This commentary discusses … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emerging-infections-contact-precautions-controversy

487. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 02, 2014 - Preventing Infections in the Hospital—What You As a Patient Can Do. … November 2, 2014 National Patient Safety Foundation; NPSF https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-infections-hospital-what-you-patient-can-do … Postoperative infections represent a common and often preventable event. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-infections-hospital-what-you-patient-can-do

488. CMS changes in reimbursement for HAIs: setting a research agenda. | PSNet
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     May 03, 2018 - Receipt of antibiotics in hospitalized patients and risk for Clostridium difficile infection … March 2, 2012 Patient safety climate: variation in perceptions by infection preventionists … : the case of central line–associated bloodstream infections. … Reporting Programs and Individual Hospital Initiatives to Reduce Certain Infections. … HHS to Prioritize Prevention Practices and Improve Data on these Infections.

489. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 19, 2010 - Preventing infections: how Portland hospitals compare. May 19, 2010 Rojas-Burke J. The Oregonian. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-infections-how-portland-hospitals-compare This newspaper article … describes how lessons from the Keystone ICU Project have reduced central line infections in Oregon … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-infections-how-portland-hospitals-compare https://psnet.ahrq.gov

490. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 16, 2012 - ICU project accomplished impressive short-term and long-term reductions in health care–associated infections … follow-up study also demonstrates the cost- effectiveness of the program, as the money saved by preventing infections … business-case-quality-economic-analysis-michigan-keystone-patient-safety-program-icus https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sustaining-reductions-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-michigan-intensive-care-units … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/checklists

491. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 06, 2013 - Michigan': a 2-year stepped interventional programme to minimise central venous catheter-blood stream infections … Michigan': a 2-year stepped interventional programme to minimise central venous catheter-blood stream infections … central-venous-catheter The Keystone ICU study, which nearly eliminated catheter-related bloodstream infections … which attempted to replicate the Keystone study in 223 ICUs in England, yielded a surprising result: infection … declined significantly in both control and intervention hospitals, likely reflecting secular trends in infection

492. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2013 - Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infections This toolkit reveals … the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program to drive reductions in catheter–associated urinary tract infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-nonpayment-hospital-acquired-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-statewide

493. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 21, 2011 - Nursing and physician attire as possible source of nosocomial infections. … Nursing and physician attire as possible source of nosocomial infections. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-and-physician-attire-possible-source-nosocomial-infections This … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-and-physician-attire-possible-source-nosocomial-infections

494. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 22, 2014 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-compliance-patient-safety Health care–associated infections … 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 … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-compliance-patient-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/compendium-strategies-prevent-healthcare-associated-infections-acute-care-hospitals

495. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Describe steps schools, coaches, and athletes can take to prevent infection. … Concurrent infection of actual spider bites is very rare. … symptoms of skin infection. … MRSA Infections. Prevention Information and Advice for Athletes. … Skin Infections in Wrestling.

496. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     August 26, 2011 - The focus will first be on bloodstream infections and then on catheter-associated urinary tract infections …  For SSI: If the study reported infection rates, was surveillance for infections performed after … Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs). … terms Surgical wound infection[mh] OR surgical site infection*[tiab] OR postoperative infection*[ti … ] OR postsurgical infection*[ti] OR wound infection*[ti] OR sternal wound infection*[tiab] OR postoperative

497. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 26, 2014 - following discharge of six HACs—severe pressure ulcers, fractures, catheter-associated urinary tract infections … , venous catheter- related infections, surgical site infections, and post-surgical venous thromboembolism … Severe pressure ulcers and orthopedic surgical site infections resulted in an average increase in payments … wisdom-and-justice-not-paying-preventable-complications https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

498. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 27, 2012 - multicenter, phased, cluster-randomized controlled trial to reduce central line–associated bloodstream infections … multicenter, phased, cluster-randomized controlled trial to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections … multicenter-phased-cluster-randomized-controlled-trial-reduce-central-line- associated The Keystone ICU project was able to nearly eliminate catheter-related bloodstream infections … Both groups in this study dramatically decreased infection rates after implementation of the multifaceted … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/checklist

499. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 13, 2014 - Readmission after delayed diagnosis of surgical site infection: a focus on prevention using the American … Readmission after delayed diagnosis of surgical site infection: a focus on prevention using the American … This retrospective study used the NSQIP indicators to identify cases of surgical site infections. … commentary discussed environmental safety in the operating room and its relationship to surgical site infections … /national-surgical-quality-improvement-program https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

500. Archived: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 22, 2014 - Chlamydial infections are 10 times more prevalent than gonococcal infections (4.7% vs. 0.4%) in women … Chlamydial and gonococcal infections are often asymptomatic in women; however, asymptomatic infection … Chlamydial infections are 10 times more prevalent than gonococcal infections in young adult women 2 . … Chlamydial infections are 10 times more prevalent than gonococcal infections (4.7% vs. 0.4%) in women … Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections.