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1. Funding HAI and Antibiotic Resistance Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   November 01, 2021 - Home Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Funding HAI and Antibiotic Resistance … Decolonization – Universal and Targeted Tools Funding HAI and Antibiotic Resistance … 2021 Page originally created April 2019 Internet Citation: Funding HAI and Antibiotic Resistance

2. 5 Tk1 T1-Background Final (pdf file)
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   October 01, 2016 - They are also an important component of monitoring trends in antimicrobial resistance within a nursing … • Antibiograms are a good way to detect changes in resistance patterns. … They do not provide the prevalence resistance to multiple antibiotics. … message is that [name of antibiotic] is not working for urinary tract infections because of significant resistance

3. Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   May 01, 2022 - The goal of this Task Force is to reduce antibiotic resistance by carrying out the actions described … National Action Plan in three ways: Funding research on infection prevention, combating antibiotic resistance … organisms, and preventing infections in the first place, a foundational step toward combating antibiotic resistance

4. Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2024 - Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance … Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance … Citation: Apply Now for Funding on Projects to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance

5. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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   May 01, 2014 - * Quality Improvement for Antibiotic Prescribing Problems with taking antibiotics Drug resistance … Multi-drug resistance is increasingly common Streptococcus pneumoniae Staphylococcus aureus Enterococcus … Furthermore, because of concerns about antibiotic resistance, use of new agents is discouraged by the … Yet if antibiotic resistance does develop, it will limit the effective lifespan of the drug. … The other key approach is to slow the development of resistance by limiting overuse of antibiotics.

6. 5 Tk1 T4-Antibiogram Formats And Instructions Final (pdf file)
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   October 01, 2016 - review the antibiogram and create a statement regarding which antibiotics are showing high rates of resistance … For example, if Gram-negative organisms isolated in the nursing home are showing high rates of resistance … CAUTION: Antibiotic Resistance Trends for [NAME OF NURSING HOME] Date: [DATE] To: All Physicians … Our antibiogram report indicates high rates of resistance among diagnostic isolates from our residents … to the following antimicrobial agents: Organism Antibiotic Name Rate of Resistance to Antibiotic

7. 6 Tk1 T4-Be Smart About Antibiotics Final (pdf file)
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   May 01, 2014 - This is called resistance and makes some infections very hard to control. … Resistance can make you sick longer, requiring more doctor visits and drugs that are even stronger. … In addition to resistance, antibiotics can cause nausea, dizziness, diarrhea, rash, kidney damage,

8. Reducing Harms from Unsafe Use of Antibiotics and Preventing the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   October 01, 2023 - Reducing Harms from Unsafe Use of Antibiotics and Preventing the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance … Profile Reducing Harms from Unsafe Use of Antibiotics and Preventing the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance … Taking prescription antibiotics without a prescription increases the risk of antibiotic resistance, adverse … Internet Citation: Reducing Harms from Unsafe Use of Antibiotics and Preventing the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance

9. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   November 01, 2023 - In the 2019 Antimicrobial Resistance Threat Report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated … Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019. Atlanta, GA: U.S. … Impact on Antimicrobial Resistance, Special Report 2022. Atlanta, GA: U.S.

10. 6 Tk1 T3-Resident Information Sheet Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Final (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 - For more information about antibiotic resistance, visit: CDC: Antibiotic/Antimicrobial Resistance … http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html FDA: Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance http://www.fda.gov

11. New Study Shows Reduced Antibiotic Use at Long-term Care Facilities Participating in HHS-funded Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2022 - evidence-based steps long-term care facilities can take to improve antibiotic use and reduce the risk of resistance … promoting the appropriate use of antibiotic medications to improve patient outcomes, reduce antibiotic resistance … medications is a significant public health challenge because overuse can enable organisms to develop a resistance

12. Table 4. Evidence for Prompt Antimicrobial Therapy for Treatment of Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2014 - Furthermore, restricting use of antibiotics to limit development of resistance or reduce cost is not … Pathogen resistance patterns in the hospital and community, along with hospital protocols to limit … antibiotic resistance, also should be taken into account. … However, to minimize the promotion of antimicrobial resistance and cost and to maximize efficacy, detailed

13. Antimicrobial Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    promote the appropriate use of antimicrobials, thereby improving patient outcomes, reducing antibiotic resistance … Mandate Telemedicine-Based Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Improves Prescribing, Reduces Bacterial Resistance

14. Toolkit 1. Working With Your Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2016 - prescribing clinicians make better, empirically-based decisions by avoiding antibiotics with high rates of resistance … they may help to improve the selection of antibiotics to treat infections from organisms with high resistance … the laboratory if they can help with this, as your lab may be able to distribute the antibiogram or resistance

15. Infographic - Strategies Used by Effective Practice Facilitators (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2022 - and stimulate thinking Empower and guide practice staff to implement changes themselves Address Resistance

16. Action Planning for the SOPS Surveys-Overview (pdf file)
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    February 05, 2019 - greatest impact • Extend patient safety improvement to all settings • Prevent HAIs, reduce antibiotic resistance

17. Patient Safety Awareness Week 2024 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2024 - opportunities for research on diagnostic safety and combating healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic resistance … Funding Opportunities Funding HAI and Antibiotic Resistance Research .

18. AHRQ Safety Program Helps Hospitals Decrease Antibiotic Use and Reduce Infections, Study Finds | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2021 - healthcare-associated infections in the first place, a foundational step toward combating antibiotic resistance

19. Spotlight on Pennsylvania -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2018 - Challenges included vendor resistance to making changes, staff availability to implement changes, and … provider resistance to change. … for health systems, given competing demands for resources and providers’ time, as well as vendors’ resistance

20. New Study Shows Reductions in Antibiotic Use at Ambulatory Care Clinics Participating in HHS-funded Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - "Antibiotics save lives—but we must use them judiciously to reduce the chance of resistance and ensure … to half of all prescriptions are medically inappropriate, which can increase the risk of antibiotic resistance