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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedRuis AR, Shaffer DW, Shirley DK
Teaching health care workers to adopt a systems perspective for improved control and prevention of health care-associated infections.
The authors argue that procedural approaches alone, even with high levels of adherence, are often insufficient to solve the growing problem of health care-associated infections (HAIs); it is equally important that interventions address the more complex cognitive aspects of HAI control and prevention. Health care workers (HCWs) face many patient care situations for which standard procedures have not been and cannot be developed.
AHRQ-funded; HS023791.
Citation: Ruis AR, Shaffer DW, Shirley DK .
Teaching health care workers to adopt a systems perspective for improved control and prevention of health care-associated infections.
Am J Infect Control 2016 Nov;44(11):1360-64. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.04.211.
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Keywords: Clostridium difficile Infections, Education: Continuing Medical Education, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Prevention, Provider
Olsen MA, Young-Xu Y, Stwalley D
The burden of Clostridium difficile infection: estimates of the incidence of CDI from U.S. administrative databases.
The researchers used comparable methods with multiple administrative databases to compare the incidence of clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in older and younger persons in the United States. They found that the incidence of CDI was 10-fold lower and the proportion of community-onset CDI was much higher in the privately insured younger LabRx population compared to the elderly Medicare population.
AHRQ-funded; HS019455.
Citation: Olsen MA, Young-Xu Y, Stwalley D .
The burden of Clostridium difficile infection: estimates of the incidence of CDI from U.S. administrative databases.
BMC Infect Dis 2016 Apr 22;16:177. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1501-7.
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Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Clostridium difficile Infections, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Data, Prevention
Croft L, Ladd J, Doll M
Inappropriate antibiotic use and gastric acid suppression preceding Clostridium difficile infection.
To understand how often Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is related to inappropriate medication use, the researchers evaluated appropriateness of antimicrobial therapy and gastric acid suppression preceding CDI acquired. Of all CDI episodes, 38.0 percent (27 of 71) were preceded by inappropriate gastric acid suppressant medications. For the 40 episodes in which gastric acid suppressant medications were used prior to CDI, 27 (67.5 percent) were inappropriately treated.
AHRQ-funded; HS018111.
Citation: Croft L, Ladd J, Doll M .
Inappropriate antibiotic use and gastric acid suppression preceding Clostridium difficile infection.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016 Apr;37(4):494-5. doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.2.
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Keywords: Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Clostridium difficile Infections, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Medication: Safety, Medication
Dubberke ER, Olsen MA, Stwalley D
Identification of Medicare recipients at highest risk for Clostridium difficile infection in the US by population attributable risk analysis.
This study determined the population attributable risk percent (PAR%) for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in various subpopulations in the Medicare 5% random sample. It found that small and identifiable subpopulations that account for relatively large proportions of CDI cases in the elderly were identified. These data can be used to target specific subpopulations for CDI prevention interventions.
AHRQ-funded; HS019455.
Citation: Dubberke ER, Olsen MA, Stwalley D .
Identification of Medicare recipients at highest risk for Clostridium difficile infection in the US by population attributable risk analysis.
PLoS One 2016 Feb 9;11(2):e0146822. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146822.
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Keywords: Medicare, Clostridium difficile Infections, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Risk