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Preventing Infections
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State Infection Rates

Infection Disclosure Reports listed by state from Consumers Union

Read State-Specific Healthcare-Associated Infection Reports from the CDC

 

Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLASBI)

Facts About Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections from Safetyleaders.org

Central Line Infections – A Fact Sheet for Patients and Families from Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

 

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

MRSA Fact Sheet for Patients and Families from IHI

MRSA Fact Sheet from Safetyleaders.org

MRSA Resistance Map from the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP)


 

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)

Facts about Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections from Safetyleaders.org

 

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)

Facts about Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia from Safetyleaders.org

 

Clostridium difficile (C-difficile or C-diff)

Facts about Clostridium difficile or C-diff from Safetyleaders.org

C. diff Patient Information Sheet from the University of Virginia Health System

 

Surgical Site Infections (SSI)

Institute for Healthcare Improvement - Prevent Surgical Infections

Facts about Surgical Site Infections from Safetyleaders.org

 

Infection Fact Sheets

Partnership for Healthcare Excellence Infection Fact Sheets (see "Download Fact Sheets")

Infection Prevention Fact Sheet from APIC - Reduce Your Risk of Infection Before Procedures

Infection Prevention Fact Sheet from hospitalinfection.org

Proper Hand Washing Technique Diagram From the World Health Organization (WHO)

Keeping your Hospital Room Clean: Tips for Patients from Ashes.org

A Patient Guide to Hand Hygiene from the CDC

Antimicrobial Resistance Maps from CDDEP

Preventing Infections During Cancer Treatment from PreventCancerInfections.org

 
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