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Getting it Right: Preventing Hospital-Acquired MRSA and C. diff Infections
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) remain formidable pathogens that pose significant challenges to health care systems. This presentation will discuss clinical and leadership interventions facilities can implement to reduce hospital-acquired infections and improve organizational processes.
Video    Date Added: 08/09/2024    Date Last Modified: Aug 9 2024 7:55AM  
HANDOUT: Getting it Right: Preventing Hospital-Acquired MRSA and C. diff Infections
TRANSCRIPT: Getting it Right: Preventing Hospital-Acquired MRSA and C. diff Infections
FAQs About MRSA
This fact sheet, provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), includes frequently asked questions about Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) for health care professionals as well as patients and families.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 01/10/2023    Date Last Modified: Jan 10 2023 2:55PM  
HANDOUT: FAQs About MRSA
TRANSCRIPT: FAQs About MRSA
2022 NHSN Training – Videos and Slides
View presentations from the 2022 annual National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) live training on how to identify, report, and analyze VAE, PedVAE, CAUTI, CLABSI, Secondary Bloodstream Infection (BSI) and Site-Specific Infections, SSI, MRSA Bacteremia and C. difficile LabID events, as well as presentations on validation of healthcare-associated infection data, and reporting and analysis of antibiotic use and resistance data.
Web link    Date Added: 07/05/2022    Date Last Modified: Jul 5 2022 6:32PM  
HANDOUT: 2022 NHSN Training – Videos and Slides
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MRSA Baseline Prevention Practices Assessment Tool For States Establishing HAI Prevention Collaborative
This tool from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can help evaluate MRSA control efforts and assist in shared learning between state health departments and health care facilities regarding overall healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention efforts.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 09/21/2021    Date Last Modified: Sep 21 2021 3:48PM  
HANDOUT: MRSA Baseline Prevention Practices Assessment Tool For States Establishing HAI Prevention Collaborative
TRANSCRIPT: MRSA Baseline Prevention Practices Assessment Tool For States Establishing HAI Prevention Collaborative
Inter-Facility Infection Control Transfer Form
This example Inter-Facility Infection Control patient transfer form from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can assist in fostering communication during transitions of care.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 09/20/2021    Date Last Modified: Sep 20 2021 2:59PM  
HANDOUT: Inter-Facility Infection Control Transfer Form
TRANSCRIPT: Inter-Facility Infection Control Transfer Form